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Louis Armstrong
1901 - 1971
Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of jazz. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Armstrong has received more than 13,697,585 page views. His biography is available in 131 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 129 in 2019). Louis Armstrong is the 7th most popular musician, the 56th most popular biography from United States (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Musician.
Louis Armstrong was a jazz trumpeter and singer. He was most famous for his scat singing, or singing without words.
Memorability Metrics
14M
Page Views (PV)
78.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
131
Languages Editions (L)
8.34
Effective Languages (L*)
5.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Louis Armstrongs by language
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Louis Armstrong ranks 7 out of 2,662. Before him are Freddie Mercury, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, Niccolò Paganini, Franz Liszt, and John Lennon. After him are Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Leonard Cohen, Elton John, Clara Schumann, and Paul McCartney.
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Freddie Mercury
1946 - 1991
HPI: 87.01
Rank: 1
Bob Marley
1945 - 1981
HPI: 84.72
Rank: 2
Michael Jackson
1958 - 2009
HPI: 82.75
Rank: 3
Niccolò Paganini
1782 - 1840
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 4
Franz Liszt
1811 - 1886
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 5
John Lennon
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 6
Louis Armstrong
1901 - 1971
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 7
Bob Dylan
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 8
Jimi Hendrix
1942 - 1970
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 9
Leonard Cohen
1934 - 2016
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 10
Elton John
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 11
Clara Schumann
1819 - 1896
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 12
Paul McCartney
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 13
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Louis Armstrong ranks 5. Before him are Hirohito, Walt Disney, Marlene Dietrich, and Werner Heisenberg. After him are Enrico Fermi, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Jacques Lacan, Linus Pauling, Clark Gable, Rudolf Höss, and Sukarno. Among people deceased in 1971, Louis Armstrong ranks 4. Before him are Nikita Khrushchev, Coco Chanel, and Igor Stravinsky. After him are Jim Morrison, György Lukács, Hermann Hoth, Audie Murphy, Lawrence Bragg, Fernandel, Theodor Svedberg, and Rudolf Abel.
Others Born in 1901
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Hirohito
1901 - 1989
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 1
Walt Disney
1901 - 1966
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 2
Marlene Dietrich
1901 - 1992
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 3
Werner Heisenberg
1901 - 1976
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 4
Louis Armstrong
1901 - 1971
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 5
Enrico Fermi
1901 - 1954
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 6
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
1901 - 1918
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 7
Jacques Lacan
1901 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 8
Linus Pauling
1901 - 1994
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 9
Clark Gable
1901 - 1960
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 10
Rudolf Höss
1901 - 1947
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 11
Sukarno
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1971
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Nikita Khrushchev
1894 - 1971
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 1
Coco Chanel
1883 - 1971
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 2
Igor Stravinsky
1882 - 1971
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 3
Louis Armstrong
1901 - 1971
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 4
Jim Morrison
1943 - 1971
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 5
György Lukács
1885 - 1971
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 6
Hermann Hoth
1885 - 1971
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 7
Audie Murphy
1925 - 1971
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 8
Lawrence Bragg
1890 - 1971
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 9
Fernandel
1903 - 1971
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 10
Theodor Svedberg
1884 - 1971
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 11
Rudolf Abel
1903 - 1971
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Louis Armstrong ranks 56 out of 18,182. Before him are Richard Nixon (1913), Marlon Brando (1924), Clint Eastwood (1930), Jack London (1876), Charles Manson (1934), and John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928). After him are Maria Callas (1923), Martin Luther King Jr. (1929), James Stewart (1908), George H. W. Bush (1924), Robert Frost (1874), and Donald Trump (1946).
Others born in United States
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Richard Nixon
1913 - 1994
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 50
Marlon Brando
1924 - 2004
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 51
Clint Eastwood
1930 - Present
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 52
Jack London
1876 - 1916
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 53
Charles Manson
1934 - 2017
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 54
John Forbes Nash Jr.
1928 - 2015
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 55
Louis Armstrong
1901 - 1971
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 56
Maria Callas
1923 - 1977
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 57
Martin Luther King Jr.
1929 - 1968
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 58
James Stewart
1908 - 1997
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 59
George H. W. Bush
1924 - 2018
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 60
Robert Frost
1874 - 1963
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 61
Donald Trump
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 62
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Louis Armstrong ranks 2. Before him are Michael Jackson (1958). After him are Bob Dylan (1941), Jimi Hendrix (1942), Madonna (1958), Ray Charles (1930), Scatman John (1942), Miles Davis (1926), Frank Zappa (1940), Ronnie James Dio (1942), B.B. King (1925), and Brian Wilson (1942).
Michael Jackson
1958 - 2009
HPI: 82.75
Rank: 1
Louis Armstrong
1901 - 1971
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 2
Bob Dylan
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 3
Jimi Hendrix
1942 - 1970
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 4
Madonna
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 5
Ray Charles
1930 - 2004
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 6
Scatman John
1942 - 1999
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 7
Miles Davis
1926 - 1991
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 8
Frank Zappa
1940 - 1993
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 9
Ronnie James Dio
1942 - 2010
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 10
B.B. King
1925 - 2015
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 11
Brian Wilson
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 12
