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Johnny Hodges

1906 - 1970

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Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano saxophone, but refused to play soprano after 1946. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Hodges has received more than 427,595 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Johnny Hodges is the 1,075th most popular musician (up from 1,104th in 2019), the 5,302nd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,394th in 2019) and the 361st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Johnny Hodges ranks 1,075 out of 3,175. Before him are Francis Goya, Kid Ory, Ronnie Radke, Gene Autry, Pino Daniele, and Max von Schillings. After him are Ilaiyaraaja, Steven Wilson, Albert Collins, David Sanborn, Grant Green, and Dave Alexander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Johnny Hodges ranks 230. Before him are Bart Bok, Eleanor Hibbert, Olga Taussky-Todd, Kathleen Kenyon, Frank H. Netter, and Harri Larva. After him are Knut Kroon, Alexander Rou, Herbert Wehner, Alexander Gelfond, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and Hermione Baddeley. Among people deceased in 1970, Johnny Hodges ranks 157. Before him are Ralph Hartley, Alla Horska, Irawati Karve, Nathan Altman, Giuseppe Pizzardo, and Eva Hesse. After him are Robert Gerhard, Peter Doi, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, Iuliu Hossu, William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, and Pierre Veyron.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Hodges ranks 5,302 out of 20,380. Before him are Jennie Garth (1972), Susanna Hoffs (1959), Peter Greene (1965), James Shigeta (1929), John R. Commons (1862), and George Constantine (1918). After him are Beth Hart (1972), Barry Bonds (1964), John King Fairbank (1907), Albert Collins (1932), Morgan Taylor (1903), and William Daniels (1927).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Johnny Hodges ranks 361. Before him are Fats Navarro (1923), Bonnie Raitt (1949), Louis Jordan (1908), Kid Ory (1886), Ronnie Radke (1983), and Gene Autry (1907). After him are Albert Collins (1932), David Sanborn (1945), Grant Green (1935), Dave Alexander (1947), Mike Mangini (1963), and David Ellefson (1964).

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