SINGER

Kenny Dorham

1924 - 1972

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McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and occasional singer. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention or public recognition from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenny Dorham has received more than 410,791 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Kenny Dorham is the 1,185th most popular singer (down from 1,124th in 2019), the 6,059th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,077th in 2019) and the 301st most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kenny Dorham ranks 1,185 out of 4,381. Before him are Jonathan Davis, Juan Pons, Willie Colón, Arne Bendiksen, Roger McGuinn, and Susana Baca. After him are Tom Verlaine, Katri Helena, Paul Day, Marc Almond, Francesca Lebrun, and Lauritz Melchior.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Kenny Dorham ranks 301. Before him are Lola Albright, Oldřich Lipský, Yvonne Loriod, Renia Spiegel, Alexander Esenin-Volpin, and Valerio Bacigalupo. After him are Kurt Furgler, Heinz Müller, Ranasinghe Premadasa, Don Knotts, Roger Marche, and Val Avery. Among people deceased in 1972, Kenny Dorham ranks 165. Before him are Walter Lang, Martim Mércio da Silveira, Arthur Russell, Cecil Day-Lewis, Jamini Roy, and Mikhail Artamonov. After him are Alfred Schmidt, Rudolf Friml, Alexander Bek, Reginald Owen, John Hutchinson, and Charu Majumdar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenny Dorham ranks 6,059 out of 20,380. Before him are Delia Owens (1949), Mike Todd (1909), Carol Channing (1921), Wynton Kelly (1931), Brian Greene (1963), and Shannon Elizabeth (1973). After him are Estelle Taylor (1894), Denver Pyle (1920), Margaret Avery (1944), Enoch L. Johnson (1883), Judge Reinhold (1957), and Allen Garfield (1939).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kenny Dorham ranks 301. Before him are Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Ted Neeley (1943), Lightnin' Hopkins (1912), Jonathan Davis (1971), Willie Colón (1950), and Roger McGuinn (1942). After him are Tom Verlaine (1949), Grace Bumbry (1937), Hoagy Carmichael (1899), Phil Anselmo (1968), Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912), and Philip Bailey (1951).

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