SINGER

King Curtis

1934 - 1971

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Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery; February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musical director and record producer. A master of the instrument, he played tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King Curtis has received more than 820,000 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. King Curtis is the 1,701st most popular singer (down from 1,443rd in 2019), the 9,006th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,632nd in 2019) and the 426th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 820k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, King Curtis ranks 1,701 out of 4,381. Before him are Alberta Hunter, Nicky Jam, Mira Awad, Taeyeon, Khadja Nin, and Birthe Kjær. After him are Neil Finn, Meja, J Balvin, Andriy Kuzmenko, Park Bom, and Anna Held.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, King Curtis ranks 452. Before him are Hans-Emil Schuster, Diana Der Hovanessian, Ulrich Plenzdorf, Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem, Tammy Grimes, and Tamara Manina. After him are Richard Briers, Carmine Caridi, Peter McParland, Károly Wieland, Ion Panțuru, and Timothy West. Among people deceased in 1971, King Curtis ranks 209. Before him are Amado Azar, Nikolay Rubtsov, Chesty Puller, Kim Iryeop, Kono Yasui, and Jadwiga Smosarska. After him are Ángel Médici, Luigi Piotti, Hugo Black, Elemér Szathmáry, Usmar Ismail, and Ed Gordon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, King Curtis ranks 9,006 out of 20,380. Before him are Michele Lee (1942), Virginia Bruce (1909), Billy West (1952), James Fifer (1930), John C. Malone (1941), and Lloyd Ruby (1928). After him are Shane West (1978), Mae Questel (1908), Earl Wild (1915), William Varley (1880), Sheree North (1932), and Richard DeVos (1926).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, King Curtis ranks 426. Before him are Regina Resnik (1922), Ellen Greene (1951), Jack Teagarden (1905), Billy Eckstine (1914), Alberta Hunter (1895), and Nicky Jam (1981). After him are Naomi Judd (1946), Robin Beck (1954), Garth Brooks (1962), Rufus Thomas (1917), Peabo Bryson (1951), and Derrick Green (1971).

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