1904 - 1957
James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People)" and "It's The Dreamer In Me". His other major recordings were "Tailspin", "John Silver", "So Many Times", "Amapola", "Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)", "Pennies from Heaven" with Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Frances Langford, "Grand Central Getaway", and "So Rare". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Dorsey has received more than 590,956 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jimmy Dorsey is the 1,644th most popular musician (down from 1,349th in 2019), the 8,254th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,698th in 2019) and the 653rd most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 1,644 out of 2,662. Before him are Holly Johnson, David Cross, John Patitucci, Big Walter Horton, Buddy Miles, and Glenn Cornick. After him are Mick Abrahams, Dominic Miller, Eddie Kramer, Laura Nyro, Howard Jones, and Sid Wilson.
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 1,638
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 1,639
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 1,640
1921 - 1981
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 1,641
1947 - 2008
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 1,642
1947 - 2014
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 1,643
1904 - 1957
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 1,644
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 1,645
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 1,646
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 1,647
1947 - 1997
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 1,648
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 1,649
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 1,650
Among people born in 1904, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 268. Before him are Carleton S. Coon, Sadi Irmak, Hendrik Timmer, Henry Johansen, Renzo Minoli, and Rukmini Devi Arundale. After him are Domingo García, Alfredo Sánchez, Gladys George, Wilmer Allison, Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, and Bernard Schmetz. Among people deceased in 1957, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 178. Before him are John Svanberg, Lőrinc Szabó, Dennis Brain, Demetrio Neyra, Patrick Abercrombie, and Kurt Pettersén. After him are Hjalmar Johansson, Maurice Peeters, Grigory Landsberg, Ken Wharton, Roger Vercel, and James M. Cox.
1904 - 1981
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 262
1904 - 1990
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 263
1904 - 1998
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 264
1904 - 1988
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 265
1904 - 1965
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 266
1904 - 1986
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 267
1904 - 1957
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 268
1904 - 1986
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 269
1904 - 2000
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 270
1904 - 1954
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 271
1904 - 1977
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 272
1904 - 1973
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 273
1904 - 1966
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 274
1881 - 1957
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 172
1900 - 1957
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 173
1921 - 1957
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 174
1908 - 1957
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 175
1879 - 1957
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 176
1916 - 1957
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 177
1904 - 1957
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 178
1874 - 1957
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 179
1882 - 1957
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 180
1890 - 1957
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 181
1916 - 1957
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 182
1894 - 1957
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 183
1870 - 1957
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 184
Among people born in United States, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 8,254 out of 18,182. Before him are George Herriman (1880), Deborah Shelton (1948), Cyrus West Field (1819), Walter Breuning (1896), Peggy Rea (1921), and James Neill (1860). After him are Esai Morales (1962), Rudy Tomjanovich (1948), Charles King (1880), Ruth Chatterton (1892), John Boehner (1949), and Tenskwatawa (1775).
1880 - 1944
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 8,248
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 8,249
1819 - 1892
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 8,250
1896 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 8,251
1921 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 8,252
1860 - 1931
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 8,253
1904 - 1957
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 8,254
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 8,255
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 8,256
1880 - 1958
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 8,257
1892 - 1961
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 8,258
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 8,259
1775 - 1836
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 8,260
Among musicians born in United States, Jimmy Dorsey ranks 653. Before him are Jimmie Vaughan (1951), Kim Kashkashian (1952), Michael McDonald (1952), John Patitucci (1959), Big Walter Horton (1921), and Buddy Miles (1947). After him are Laura Nyro (1947), Sid Wilson (1977), Jack White (1975), Alison Sudol (1984), Herbert Stothart (1885), and Randy Edelman (1947).
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 647
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 648
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 649
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 650
1921 - 1981
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 651
1947 - 2008
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 652
1904 - 1957
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 653
1947 - 1997
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 654
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 655
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 656
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 657
1885 - 1949
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 658
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 659