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Kenny Wheeler

1930 - 2014

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Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC (14 January 1930 – 18 September 2014) was a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. from the 1950s onwards. Most of his performances were rooted in jazz, but he was also active in free improvisation and occasionally contributed to rock music recordings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenny Wheeler has received more than 193,455 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Kenny Wheeler is the 1,697th most popular musician, the 481st most popular biography from Canada and the 25th most popular Canadian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kenny Wheeler ranks 1,697 out of 2,662. Before him are Andreas Kisser, Cal Tjader, Anthony Braxton, Ray Anthony, Michala Petri, and Paul Winter. After him are Red Mitchell, Eric Prydz, Max Weinberg, DJ Snake, Mille Petrozza, and Ray Bryant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Kenny Wheeler ranks 460. Before him are Michele Giordano, David Amram, Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Alan Oppenheimer, José Luis Artetxe, and Robert Mouynet. After him are Yngve Brodd, Mervyn Rose, Anthony Soter Fernandez, Jean Forestier, Jasraj, and Blue Mitchell. Among people deceased in 2014, Kenny Wheeler ranks 379. Before him are Farley Mowat, Glenn Cornick, Giorgio Faletti, Lode Wouters, Lucidio Sentimenti, and Carla Laemmle. After him are Peter Matthiessen, Gennadi Gusarov, Steven R. Nagel, Lori Sandri, Ian McLagan, and Georgy Adelson-Velsky.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Kenny Wheeler ranks 481 out of 1,350. Before him are Yannick Bisson (1969), Howie Morenz (1902), Alexander Ludwig (1992), David James Elliott (1960), Barbara Kent (1907), and Earl Thomson (1895). After him are Harriet Brooks (1876), Jacob Viner (1892), Brett Hull (1964), Garth Hudson (1937), Walter Byron (1894), and Gil Bellows (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Kenny Wheeler ranks 25. Before him are Marc-André Hamelin (1961), Calixa Lavallée (1842), Daniel Lanois (1951), Alex Lifeson (1953), Rick Danko (1943), and Richard Manuel (1943). After him are Garth Hudson (1937), Devin Townsend (1972), Jeff Healey (1966), Sarah McLachlan (1968), Angela Hewitt (1958), and Hank Snow (1914).

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