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MUSICIAN

Maurice White

1941 - 2016

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Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 4, 2016) was an American musician, best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter and chief producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, also serving as the band's co-lead singer with Philip Bailey. Described as a "visionary" by Vibe and a "mastermind" by Variety, White was nominated for a total of 22 Grammys, of which he won seven. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a member of Earth, Wind & Fire, and was also inducted individually into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maurice White has received more than 3,401,570 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Maurice White is the 417th most popular musician (down from 382nd in 2019), the 2,324th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,117th in 2019) and the 126th most popular American Musician.

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  • 56.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Maurice White ranks 417 out of 2,662. Before him are Peggy Lee, Marguerite Long, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Stevie Young, John Phillips, and Andy Summers. After him are Christoph Eschenbach, Alexander Siloti, Dionisio Aguado y García, Paul Rodgers, Lester Young, and Greg Lake.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Maurice White ranks 139. Before him are Jorge Solari, Gunpei Yokoi, Hisao Kami, Sigmar Polke, Philippe Honoré, and Paul Bremer. After him are Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Akiko Wakabayashi, Harry Nilsson, Otto Sander, Tom Fogerty, and Michael Apted. Among people deceased in 2016, Maurice White ranks 111. Before him are Yves Bonnefoy, Andrei Karlov, Michu Meszaros, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Neville Marriner, and Peter Shaffer. After him are Ernst Nolte, Greg Lake, Thorbjörn Fälldin, Black, Anisa Makhlouf, and Prince Dimitri Romanov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maurice White ranks 2,324 out of 18,182. Before him are Mark Spitz (1950), James L. Brooks (1940), Richard S. Hamilton (1943), Dean Acheson (1893), David Lane (1938), and Edward Weston (1886). After him are Selena (1971), Donald E. Westlake (1933), Clyde Tolson (1900), Charlie Munger (1924), Michael W. Young (1949), and Wade Williams (1961).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Maurice White ranks 126. Before him are John Frusciante (1970), Chet Atkins (1924), Duane Allman (1946), Jelly Roll Morton (1890), Peggy Lee (1920), and John Phillips (1935). After him are Lester Young (1909), Van Cliburn (1934), Bud Powell (1924), Wes Montgomery (1923), Joe Perry (1950), and Tom Fogerty (1941).

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