New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

MUSICIAN

Kenny G

1956 - Today

Photo of Kenny G

Icon of person Kenny G

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Kenny G, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer. His 1986 album Duotones brought him commercial success. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenny G has received more than 5,026,612 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Kenny G is the 794th most popular musician (down from 623rd in 2019), the 3,992nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,226th in 2019) and the 264th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Kenny GS by language


Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kenny G ranks 794 out of 2,662. Before him are Roy Buchanan, Jeff Hanneman, Scott Walker, Huey Lewis, Tony Banks, and Michael Nesmith. After him are Paul van Dyk, Art Pepper, Sammy Hagar, Berry Gordy, Carmine Appice, and Paco Ibáñez.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Kenny G ranks 139. Before him are Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium, Richard Curtis, Franky Vercauteren, Douglas Preston, Afric Simone, and Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf. After him are Vladimir Lisin, Walter Salles, Andrius Kubilius, Pim Verbeek, Park Won-soon, and Mirek Topolánek.

Others Born in 1956

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenny G ranks 3,992 out of 18,182. Before him are Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), Stella Stevens (1936), Jack Cassidy (1927), Huey Long (1893), Joe E. Tata (1936), and Anthony Franciosa (1928). After him are Bruce McGill (1950), Art Pepper (1925), Glen A. Larson (1937), Maurice Karnaugh (1924), Dolley Madison (1768), and Tom Welling (1977).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kenny G ranks 264. Before him are Dave Grohl (1969), Roy Buchanan (1939), Jeff Hanneman (1964), Scott Walker (1943), Huey Lewis (1950), and Michael Nesmith (1942). After him are Art Pepper (1925), Sammy Hagar (1947), Berry Gordy (1929), Carmine Appice (1946), Bix Beiderbecke (1903), and Ray Brown (1926).

American born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Twitter Activity

  • DatawheelCL