MUSICIAN

Lou Donaldson

1926 - 2024

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Louis Andrew Donaldson Jr. (November 1, 1926 – November 9, 2024) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lou Donaldson has received more than 315,175 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Lou Donaldson is the 1,304th most popular musician (down from 1,094th in 2019), the 6,466th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,326th in 2019) and the 461st most popular American Musician.

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  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lou Donaldson ranks 1,304 out of 3,175. Before him are Bert Jansch, Joe Jackson, Adrian Vandenberg, James Jamerson, Mishary Rashid Alafasy, and Steve Jordan. After him are Bill Frisell, Rudolf Firkušný, Trent Reznor, Johnny Griffin, Heinrich Schiff, and Peter Maxwell Davies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Lou Donaldson ranks 331. Before him are Philippe Chatrier, Enzo Sacchi, Annie Palmen, Bill Sharman, Dharamvir Bharati, and Walter Sedlmayr. After him are Myung Rye-hyun, Bob Falkenburg, George Robledo, Betsy Jolas, Ali Javan, and Jan Zwartkruis. Among people deceased in 2024, Lou Donaldson ranks 270. Before him are Kagney Linn Karter, Ben Vautier, Lynn Conway, Eliyahu Rips, Anatoliy Konkov, and Brian Lumley. After him are Robert Towne, Imre Komora, Yoshiko Kuga, Luis Ayala, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, and Wayne Kramer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lou Donaldson ranks 6,466 out of 20,380. Before him are Phyllis Allen (1861), Larry Cohen (1936), Michael Flatley (1958), Henry B. Walthall (1878), Koko Taylor (1928), and Tara Reid (1975). After him are Morgana King (1930), Jacqueline Susann (1918), Timothy Pickering (1745), Dominic Sena (1949), George Newbold Lawrence (1806), and Charles Jewtraw (1900).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Lou Donaldson ranks 461. Before him are Bob James (1939), Patti Scialfa (1953), Jim Keltner (1942), Randy Brecker (1945), James Jamerson (1936), and Steve Jordan (1957). After him are Bill Frisell (1951), Trent Reznor (1965), Johnny Griffin (1928), Brad Whitford (1952), Steve Swallow (1940), and Bernard Edwards (1952).

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