MUSICIAN

Les Baxter

1922 - 1996

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Leslie Thompson Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American musician, composer and conductor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Les Baxter has received more than 448,820 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Les Baxter is the 1,752nd most popular musician (up from 1,906th in 2019), the 8,905th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,784th in 2019) and the 660th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Les Baxter ranks 1,752 out of 3,175. Before him are Chris Poland, Şehrazat, Cui Jian, Camilla Wicks, Myles Kennedy, and Harold Budd. After him are Leonidas Kavakos, Hilary Hahn, Daniel Johnston, George Gruntz, Zak Starkey, and James Cotton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Les Baxter ranks 370. Before him are Nino Bibbia, Derek J. de Solla Price, Pauline Baynes, Rauf Hajiyev, Fritz Riess, and José Hierro. After him are Regina Resnik, Raffaele La Capria, Kathleen Booth, Rosendo Hernández, Antoine Blondin, and Miron Białoszewski. Among people deceased in 1996, Les Baxter ranks 295. Before him are Anna Chandy, Mavuba Mafuila, Jan Hertl, Laura La Plante, Yun Chi-young, and Robert Lamoot. After him are Alifa Rifaat, Oswald Szemerényi, Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Niní Marshall, Tokiharu Abe, and Sarah Palfrey Cooke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Les Baxter ranks 8,905 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Aschbacher (1944), Shelley Berman (1925), Myles Kennedy (1969), Minta Durfee (1889), Patti Hansen (1956), and Harold Budd (1936). After him are Caroll Spinney (1933), Hilary Hahn (1979), Bruce Bennett (1906), Daniel Johnston (1961), Patrick Fabian (1964), and John Paul Stevens (1920).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Les Baxter ranks 660. Before him are Michael McDonald (1952), Allen Toussaint (1938), Chris Poland (1957), Camilla Wicks (1928), Myles Kennedy (1969), and Harold Budd (1936). After him are Hilary Hahn (1979), Daniel Johnston (1961), James Cotton (1935), Walter Becker (1950), Will.i.am (1975), and Billy Corgan (1967).

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