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MUSICIAN

Lucky Thompson

1924 - 2005

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Eli "Lucky" Thompson (June 16, 1924 – July 30, 2005) was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist whose playing combined elements of swing and bebop. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lucky Thompson has received more than 126,999 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Lucky Thompson is the 2,047th most popular musician (down from 1,810th in 2019), the 10,663rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,278th in 2019) and the 842nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lucky Thompson ranks 2,047 out of 2,662Before him are Art Taylor, Tom Scott, Mike Campbell, Simon Kirke, James Shaffer, and Boots Randolph. After him are Mike Starr, Post Malone, Alexander Courage, Guy Lombardo, Gar Samuelson, and Scott Asheton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Lucky Thompson ranks 418Before him are Mohamed M. Atalla, Wendell Ford, Wally Ris, Arvo Viitanen, Ragnar Lundberg, and Matti Kassila. After him are Louie Bellson, Nikolai Sologubov, Knut Steen, Jo Benkow, Bob Kurland, and Georges Dransart. Among people deceased in 2005, Lucky Thompson ranks 303Before him are Matthew McGrory, Stanley Sadie, Misael Escuti, Chloe Jones, Charles Rocket, and Bob Denver. After him are R. L. Burnside, Luis Taruc, Dave Allen, Christopher Fry, Georges Dransart, and Constance Cummings.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lucky Thompson ranks 10,663 out of 18,182Before him are Peter Horton (1953), Capri Anderson (1988), Joseph F. Smith (1838), Clea DuVall (1977), Tom Thibodeau (1958), and Adrian Smith (1936). After him are Nell Arthur (1837), Mike Starr (1966), Harry Connick Jr. (1967), Brendan Hines (1976), Alex Hannum (1923), and Robert S. Duncanson (1821).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Lucky Thompson ranks 842Before him are Shirley Scott (1934), Art Taylor (1929), Tom Scott (1948), Mike Campbell (1950), James Shaffer (1970), and Boots Randolph (1927). After him are Mike Starr (1966), Post Malone (1995), Alexander Courage (1919), Gar Samuelson (1958), Scott Asheton (1949), and Melody Gardot (1985).