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Mary Lou Williams

1910 - 1981

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Mary Lou Williams (born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and LP versions). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Lou Williams has received more than 661,057 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Mary Lou Williams is the 1,385th most popular musician (down from 1,344th in 2019), the 6,926th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,703rd in 2019) and the 495th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mary Lou Williams ranks 1,385 out of 3,175. Before her are Vlatko Stefanovski, Anouar Brahem, Edgar Winter, Curtis Fuller, Joe Sample, and Gary Rossington. After her are Steve Miller, Monty Alexander, Ron Geesin, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Geddy Lee, and Bruce Johnston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Mary Lou Williams ranks 276. Before her are Duncan McNaughton, Mamadou Dia, Gennady Voronov, William Schuman, Gunnar Fischer, and Max Miedinger. After her are Hilde Schrader, John Hammond, Ludwig von Moos, Erik Ode, Georges Beuchat, and Jan Dobraczyński. Among people deceased in 1981, Mary Lou Williams ranks 190. Before her are Benjamin Sheares, Aleksandra Beļcova, Esteban Canal, Julio Quintana, Bob Hite, and Donald Wills Douglas Sr.. After her are Chief Dan George, Curtis Bernhardt, Richard Boone, Paul Mattick, Tadeusz Baird, and Álvaro Cunqueiro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Lou Williams ranks 6,926 out of 20,380. Before her are Gilbert Kaplan (1941), Frances Spence (1922), William Stevenson (1900), Bud Houser (1901), Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (1892), and John L. Hennessy (1952). After her are Steve Miller (1943), Benjamin Banneker (1731), Charles W. Juels (1944), George Moscone (1929), Harriet Bland (1915), and John Forsyth (1780).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mary Lou Williams ranks 495. Before her are Mark Lanegan (1964), Ron Asheton (1948), Edgar Winter (1946), Curtis Fuller (1934), Joe Sample (1939), and Gary Rossington (1951). After her are Steve Miller (1943), Bruce Johnston (1942), Gary Wright (1943), John Hammond (1910), George Winston (1949), and Mary Travers (1936).

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