1914 - 1985
Kenneth Clarke Spearman (January 9, 1914 – January 26, 1985), known professionally as Kenny Clarke and nicknamed Klook, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. A major innovator of the bebop style of drumming, he pioneered the use of the ride cymbal to keep time rather than the hi-hat, along with the use of the bass drum for irregular accents ("dropping bombs"). Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was orphaned at the age of about five and began playing the drums when he was eight or nine on the urging of a teacher at his orphanage. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenny Clarke has received more than 349,200 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Kenny Clarke is the 616th most popular musician (up from 721st in 2019), the 3,212th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,669th in 2019) and the 191st most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Kenny Clarke ranks 616 out of 2,662. Before him are Mark Hollis, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Enrico Toselli, GG Allin, Michael Stipe, and Chaka Khan. After him are Robert Palmer, Horace Silver, Peter Cetera, Ric Ocasek, Robert Smith, and Vladimir Sofronitsky.
1955 - 2019
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 610
1812 - 1865
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 611
1883 - 1926
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 612
1956 - 1993
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 613
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 614
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 615
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 616
1949 - 2003
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 617
1928 - 2014
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 618
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 619
1949 - 2019
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 620
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 621
1901 - 1961
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 622
Among people born in 1914, Kenny Clarke ranks 127. Before him are Paul Tortelier, Maxim of Bulgaria, Joe Shuster, Baba Amte, Howard Fast, and Sun Ra. After him are Yahya Khan, Martin Ritt, Taisen Deshimaru, Jens Otto Krag, Budd Schulberg, and Frances Oldham Kelsey. Among people deceased in 1985, Kenny Clarke ranks 83. Before him are Vladimir Jankélévitch, Karl Menger, Tapio Wirkkala, Alfredo Foni, Lovro von Matačić, and Hermann Priess. After him are Evgeny Lifshitz, Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria, Julia Robinson, Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, André Hunebelle, and Taizo Kawamoto.
1914 - 1990
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 121
1914 - 2012
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 122
1914 - 1992
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 123
1914 - 2008
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 124
1914 - 2003
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 125
1914 - 1993
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 126
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 127
1914 - 1980
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 128
1914 - 1990
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 129
1914 - 1982
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 130
1914 - 1978
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 131
1914 - 2009
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 132
1914 - 2015
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 133
1903 - 1985
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 77
1902 - 1985
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 78
1915 - 1985
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 79
1911 - 1985
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 80
1899 - 1985
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 81
1901 - 1985
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 82
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 83
1915 - 1985
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 84
1898 - 1985
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 85
1919 - 1985
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 86
1927 - 1985
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 87
1896 - 1985
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 88
1914 - 1985
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 89
Among people born in United States, Kenny Clarke ranks 3,212 out of 18,182. Before him are Christina Ricci (1980), Mimsy Farmer (1945), Sarah Paulson (1974), Chaka Khan (1953), David Ogden Stiers (1942), and Sun Ra (1914). After him are Steve Bannon (1953), Rainn Wilson (1966), Erik Estrada (1949), Fergie (1975), Levi P. Morton (1824), and Alfred P. Sloan (1875).
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 3,206
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 3,207
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 3,208
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 3,209
1942 - 2018
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 3,210
1914 - 1993
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 3,211
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 3,212
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 3,213
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 3,214
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 3,215
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 3,216
1824 - 1920
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 3,217
1875 - 1966
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 3,218
Among musicians born in United States, Kenny Clarke ranks 191. Before him are Jeff Buckley (1966), Marty Friedman (1962), Frank Beard (1949), GG Allin (1956), Michael Stipe (1960), and Chaka Khan (1953). After him are Horace Silver (1928), Peter Cetera (1944), Ric Ocasek (1949), Suzanne Vega (1959), Max Roach (1924), and Benny Golson (1929).
1966 - 1997
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 185
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 186
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 187
1956 - 1993
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 188
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 189
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 190
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 191
1928 - 2014
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 192
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 193
1949 - 2019
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 194
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 195
1924 - 2007
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 196
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 197