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John Coltrane

1926 - 1967

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John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Born and raised in North Carolina, Coltrane moved to Philadelphia after graduating from high school, where he studied music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Coltrane has received more than 7,769,857 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). John Coltrane is the 101st most popular musician (down from 83rd in 2019), the 573rd most popular biography from United States (down from 487th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Musician.

John Coltrane is most famous for his jazz music. He was a saxophonist and composer.

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  • 7.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Coltrane ranks 101 out of 3,175. Before him are Dschinghis Khan, Chet Baker, Frank Farian, Angus Young, Quincy Jones, and Lemmy. After him are Paul Mauriat, Gheorghe Zamfir, Ludovico Einaudi, Ice-T, João Gilberto, and Glenn Miller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, John Coltrane ranks 31. Before him are Paul Bocuse, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Donald A. Glaser, Ivan Illich, Leopoldo Galtieri, and George Habash. After him are Beji Caid Essebsi, Allen Ginsberg, Tsung-Dao Lee, Paul Berg, Harper Lee, and Irwin Rose. Among people deceased in 1967, John Coltrane ranks 23. Before him are Jayne Mansfield, Gordon Allport, Rodion Malinovsky, Ilya Ehrenburg, Johannes Itten, and Felix Yusupov. After him are Richard Kuhn, Wolfgang Köhler, Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, Françoise Dorléac, Shigeru Yoshida, and Norman Angell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Coltrane ranks 573 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Goodyear (1800), Sean Penn (1960), Eddie Murphy (1961), Dennis Ritchie (1941), Steven Tyler (1948), and Arthur Compton (1892). After him are Babe Ruth (1895), Harry Belafonte (1927), Roy Orbison (1936), Sidney Sheldon (1917), Stanley Cohen (1922), and Matt Damon (1970).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Coltrane ranks 29. Before him are Lou Reed (1942), Paul Simon (1941), Charlie Parker (1920), Alice Cooper (1948), Chet Baker (1929), and Quincy Jones (1933). After him are Ice-T (1958), Glenn Miller (1904), Lionel Richie (1949), Chris Isaak (1956), Cyndi Lauper (1953), and Nat King Cole (1919).

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