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Lester Bowie

1941 - 1999

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Lester Bowie (October 11, 1941 – November 8, 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lester Bowie has received more than 253,071 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Lester Bowie is the 1,356th most popular musician (down from 1,301st in 2019), the 6,778th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,477th in 2019) and the 484th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lester Bowie ranks 1,356 out of 3,175. Before him are Nikos Xilouris, Jonny Greenwood, Memphis Slim, Tony Scott, Hugh Masekela, and Veronika Dudarova. After him are LiSA, Mic Michaeli, Jens Johansson, Solomon, Francis Buchholz, and Tony Kaye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Lester Bowie ranks 416. Before him are Juliet Mills, Aleksandar Shalamanov, Frans Verbeeck, Michael Berry, Karl Dall, and Allal Benkassou. After him are Zalman King, Howden Ganley, Tim Hardin, Max Baucus, Kurt Axelsson, and Gianfranco Terenzi. Among people deceased in 1999, Lester Bowie ranks 199. Before him are John Berry, Rory Calhoun, Yury Malyshev, Ernest Gold, Kirk Alyn, and Abraham Polonsky. After him are Fritzi Burger, Tamás Mendelényi, Alain Peyrefitte, John Van Ryn, Hideo Itokawa, and Robert Douglas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lester Bowie ranks 6,778 out of 20,380. Before him are Sheree J. Wilson (1958), Dick Van Patten (1928), Phil Zimmermann (1954), Ransom E. Olds (1864), Dave Cowens (1948), and Bob Hite (1943). After him are Betty Compson (1897), George Washington Williams (1849), Big Show (1972), Melissa Joan Hart (1976), Marilyn Miller (1898), and Yvonne Elliman (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Lester Bowie ranks 484. Before him are David Amram (1930), David Hungate (1948), Eric Martin (1960), Wynton Marsalis (1961), Memphis Slim (1915), and Tony Scott (1921). After him are Mal Waldron (1925), Bill Monroe (1911), Tim Hardin (1941), Marin Alsop (1956), Mark Lanegan (1964), and Ron Asheton (1948).

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