MUSICIAN

John Hammond

1910 - 1987

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John Henry Hammond Jr. (December 15, 1910 – July 10, 1987) was an American record producer, civil rights activist, and music critic active from the 1930s to the early 1980s. In his service as a talent scout, Hammond became one of the most influential figures in 20th-century popular music. He is the father of blues musician John P. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Hammond has received more than 86,031 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. John Hammond is the 1,394th most popular musician (down from 1,306th in 2019), the 6,996th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,527th in 2019) and the 499th most popular American Musician.

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  • 86k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Hammond ranks 1,394 out of 3,175. Before him are Ron Geesin, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Geddy Lee, Bruce Johnston, Jörg Michael, and Gary Wright. After him are Reinhold Mack, Aynsley Dunbar, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Jaromír Nohavica, Grandmaster Flash, and Henry Padovani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, John Hammond ranks 278. Before him are Gennady Voronov, William Schuman, Gunnar Fischer, Max Miedinger, Mary Lou Williams, and Hilde Schrader. After him are Ludwig von Moos, Erik Ode, Georges Beuchat, Jan Dobraczyński, Adri van Male, and György Faludy. Among people deceased in 1987, John Hammond ranks 187. Before him are Alphonse Alley, Arne Borg, František Šafránek, C. L. Moore, Elizabeth Hartman, and Arturo Torres Carrasco. After him are Hans Gál, Henk Badings, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Óscar Bonfiglio, Metaksia Simonyan, and Richard Egan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Hammond ranks 6,996 out of 20,380. Before him are William Lane Craig (1949), Albertson Van Zo Post (1866), Kenneth Copeland (1936), Carolyn Schuler (1943), Assata Shakur (1947), and CM Punk (1978). After him are Neville Brand (1920), Reni Santoni (1938), Michael Cohen (1966), David Leitch (1975), Billie Dove (1903), and Peter Fleming (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Hammond ranks 499. Before him are Joe Sample (1939), Gary Rossington (1951), Mary Lou Williams (1910), Steve Miller (1943), Bruce Johnston (1942), and Gary Wright (1943). After him are George Winston (1949), Mary Travers (1936), Dave Navarro (1967), Utada Hikaru (1983), Blind Willie Johnson (1897), and Julius Katchen (1926).

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