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Jimmy Heath

1926 - 2020

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James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Heath has received more than 322,788 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jimmy Heath is the 1,940th most popular musician (down from 1,879th in 2019), the 9,883rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,584th in 2019) and the 760th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jimmy Heath ranks 1,940 out of 3,175. Before her are Colin Greenwood, Andy Fraser, Sylvia Robinson, George Lynch, John Tchicai, and Lily Allen. After her are Michael Amott, Mike Ratledge, DJ Premier, Percy Heath, Sébastien Izambard, and Keiko Matsui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Jimmy Heath ranks 463. Before her are József Kovács, Roberto Lippi, Peter G. Peterson, Zakaria Chihab, Thomas Starzl, and Piero Drogo. After her are Anatoly Logunov, Maria Janion, Clive Donner, Stig Sollander, Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, and Milo O'Shea. Among people deceased in 2020, Jimmy Heath ranks 616. Before her are Jim Marurai, Larry Kramer, Richard K. Guy, Detto Mariano, Aileen Baviera, and Bruno Martini. After her are Juan Sol, Hawa Abdi, Maria Janion, Jorge Llopart, Pavol Biroš, and Mohamed Ben Rehaiem.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Heath ranks 9,883 out of 20,380. Before her are Rip Taylor (1931), Remy LaCroix (1988), Michael Patrick King (1954), Peggy Rea (1921), Christian Camargo (1971), and Payman Maadi (1970). After her are Candi Staton (1940), Thomas Doughty (1793), Katie Eder (1950), Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847), Kevin Alejandro (1976), and Tenskwatawa (1775).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jimmy Heath ranks 760. Before her are Jack Casady (1944), Sammy Cahn (1913), Robert Lockwood Jr. (1915), XXXTentacion (1998), Sylvia Robinson (1935), and George Lynch (1954). After her are DJ Premier (1966), Percy Heath (1923), Steve Coleman (1956), Juan Atkins (1962), Clem Burke (1954), and Rex Brown (1964).

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