New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

MUSICIAN

John Scofield

1951 - Today

Photo of John Scofield

Icon of person John Scofield

John Scofield (born December 26, 1951) is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in the band of Miles Davis, and has toured and recorded with many prominent jazz artists, including saxophonists Eddie Harris, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson and Joe Lovano; keyboardists George Duke, Joey DeFrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Larry Goldings and Robert Glasper; fellow guitarists Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie, Pat Martino and Bill Frisell; bassists Marc Johnson and Jaco Pastorius; and drummers Billy Cobham and Dennis Chambers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Scofield has received more than 1,017,415 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. John Scofield is the 931st most popular musician (down from 897th in 2019), the 4,560th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,451st in 2019) and the 321st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Scofields by language


Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Scofield ranks 931 out of 2,662Before him are Grant Green, John Illsley, Otis Rush, Carl Tausig, Amy Lee, and Leon Fleisher. After him are Rick James, Gary Thain, Rob Zombie, John Mellencamp, Pink Anderson, and Sabicas.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, John Scofield ranks 201Before him are Shigemi Ishii, Natsuo Kirino, Patriarch Daniel of Romania, John Stagliano, Leonid Kadeniuk, and Gregory Winter. After him are Kent Nagano, Emmanuel Todd, Sulejman Tihić, John Mellencamp, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Catherine Hicks.

Others Born in 1951

Go to all Rankings

In United States

Among people born in United States, John Scofield ranks 4,560 out of 18,182Before him are Henry Paulson (1946), Movita Castaneda (1916), Richard Linklater (1960), Amy Lee (1981), Leon Fleisher (1928), and Kate Mulgrew (1955). After him are Kent Nagano (1951), Marianne Moore (1887), James Karen (1923), Willie Mays (1931), Julie Benz (1972), and Estelle Harris (1928).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Scofield ranks 321Before him are J. J. Johnson (1924), Joe Henderson (1937), Grant Green (1935), Otis Rush (1934), Amy Lee (1981), and Leon Fleisher (1928). After him are Rick James (1948), Rob Zombie (1965), John Mellencamp (1951), Pink Anderson (1900), Gary Peacock (1935), and Donald Byrd (1932).