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Kenny G

1956 - Today

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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 5,293,304 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Kenny G is the 655th most popular musician (up from 791st in 2019), the 3,355th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,981st in 2019) and the 197th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kenny G ranks 655 out of 3,175. Before him are Gerd Albrecht, Pierre Rode, Manfred Mann, Andrea Guarneri, Marcus Miller, and Christian Ferras. After him are Dick Dale, Michael Stipe, Alec John Such, Ric Ocasek, Mark Evans, and Vasco Rossi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Kenny G ranks 133. Before him are Zlatko Kranjčar, Catherine Ashton, Cherry Jones, Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium, Rolandas Paksas, and Ahmed Hachani. After him are Dragan Čović, Mark Evans, Lesley Manville, Frank Arnesen, Kostas Karamanlis, and Sinan Sakić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenny G ranks 3,355 out of 20,380. Before him are Ken Kercheval (1935), Patti Page (1927), Steve Harvey (1957), Richard Bandler (1950), Mamie Van Doren (1931), and William A. Wheeler (1819). After him are Angélica María (1943), Paul Volcker (1927), Cynthia Nixon (1966), Pink (1979), Dick Dale (1937), and Benjamin West (1738).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kenny G ranks 197. Before him are Victor Young (1900), Joe Pass (1929), Steve Gadd (1945), Moondog (1916), Gerry Mulligan (1927), and Marcus Miller (1959). After him are Dick Dale (1937), Michael Stipe (1960), Alec John Such (1951), Ric Ocasek (1949), Ma Rainey (1886), and Mick Mars (1951).

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