MUSICIAN

Les Brown

1912 - 2001

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Lester Raymond Brown (March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) was an American jazz musician who for over six decades (1938-2000) led his big band, later called Les Brown and His Band of Renown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Les Brown has received more than 60,961 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Les Brown is the 1,912th most popular musician, the 9,715th most popular biography from United States and the 745th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 61k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Les Brown ranks 1,912 out of 3,175. Before him are Brad Wilk, Igor Presnyakov, Cherie Currie, Jeff Healey, Gene Ammons, and Neil Innes. After him are Lucky Dube, Alison Sudol, Jonas Berggren, Rupert Holmes, Mauro Maur, and Tobias Sammet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Les Brown ranks 360. Before him are Lukas Ammann, Art Mollner, Jaap Mol, Willy Bandholz, Achmad Nawir, and Hermann Hansen. After him are Francisco Cabañas, Georgia Coleman, Ruby Payne-Scott, Rudolf Stahl, Anna J. Harrison, and Joseph Van Ingelgem. Among people deceased in 2001, Les Brown ranks 284. Before him are Zoltán Nemere, Ann Sothern, Mohammad Rabbani, Otto Stuppacher, Cássia Eller, and William T. Stearn. After him are Marita Petersen, Tatyana Averina, Michael Ritchie, Josef Peters, Michael Dertouzos, and Billy Liddell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Les Brown ranks 9,715 out of 20,380. Before him are Alfred Lunt (1892), John Nelson (1791), Nia Long (1970), Lester Bird (1938), Edward Stevens (1932), and Gene Ammons (1925). After him are Johnny Moss (1907), Mary L. Good (1931), Lawrence Tibbett (1896), Lola Glaudini (1971), Faran Tahir (1963), and John Sullivan (1740).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Les Brown ranks 745. Before him are Albert Ammons (1907), Jimmie Vaughan (1951), Chick Webb (1905), Brad Wilk (1968), Cherie Currie (1959), and Gene Ammons (1925). After him are Alison Sudol (1984), Michael Landau (1958), Reginald Arvizu (1969), Jack White (1975), Tom Harrell (1946), and Red Mitchell (1927).

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