MUSICIAN
Michael Brecker
1949 - 2007
Michael Brecker
Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Brecker has received more than 939,779 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Michael Brecker is the 854th most popular musician (up from 903rd in 2019), the 4,221st most popular biography from United States (up from 4,445th in 2019) and the 267th most popular American Musician.
Memorability Metrics
940k
Page Views (PV)
52.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
4.17
Effective Languages (L*)
3.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Michael Brecker ranks 854 out of 3,175. Before him are Tor Aulin, Bobbejaan Schoepen, Nikolai Noskov, Orhan Gencebay, Herman Rarebell, and Eric Ericson. After him are Angélique Kidjo, Nicanor Zabaleta, Roy Buchanan, Freddie Hubbard, Johann Gottfried Piefke, and Adam Clayton.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTor Aulin
1866 - 1914
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 848
Bobbejaan Schoepen
1925 - 2010
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 849
Nikolai Noskov
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 850
Orhan Gencebay
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 851
Herman Rarebell
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 852
Eric Ericson
1918 - 2013
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 853
Michael Brecker
1949 - 2007
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 854
Angélique Kidjo
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 855
Nicanor Zabaleta
1907 - 1993
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 856
Roy Buchanan
1939 - 1988
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 857
Freddie Hubbard
1938 - 2008
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 858
Johann Gottfried Piefke
1815 - 1884
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 859
Adam Clayton
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 860
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Michael Brecker ranks 267. Before him are Flora Brovina, Lawrence Kasdan, Arturo Sandoval, Hennie Kuiper, Herman Rarebell, and Bertalan Farkas. After him are Ivan Patzaichin, Bernhard Cullmann, Åse Kleveland, Eric Carmen, William Forsythe, and Tommy Mottola. Among people deceased in 2007, Michael Brecker ranks 176. Before him are Robert Anton Wilson, Giuseppe Baldo, Michel Lotito, June Almeida, Alice Coltrane, and Igor Moiseyev. After him are Miyoshi Umeki, Ian Richardson, Hans Wegner, Chris Benoit, Gian Carlo Menotti, and Aaron Russo.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsFlora Brovina
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 261
Lawrence Kasdan
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 262
Arturo Sandoval
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 263
Hennie Kuiper
CYCLIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 264
Herman Rarebell
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 265
Bertalan Farkas
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 266
Michael Brecker
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2007
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 267
Ivan Patzaichin
ATHLETE
1949 - 2021
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 268
Bernhard Cullmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 269
Åse Kleveland
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 270
Eric Carmen
SINGER
1949 - 2024
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 271
William Forsythe
DANCER
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 272
Tommy Mottola
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 273
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsRobert Anton Wilson
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - 2007
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 170
Giuseppe Baldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2007
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 171
Michel Lotito
CELEBRITY
1950 - 2007
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 172
June Almeida
BIOLOGIST
1930 - 2007
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 173
Alice Coltrane
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2007
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 174
Igor Moiseyev
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2007
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 175
Michael Brecker
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2007
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 176
Miyoshi Umeki
ACTOR
1929 - 2007
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 177
Ian Richardson
ACTOR
1934 - 2007
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 178
Hans Wegner
DESIGNER
1914 - 2007
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 179
Chris Benoit
WRESTLER
1967 - 2007
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 180
Gian Carlo Menotti
COMPOSER
1911 - 2007
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 181
Aaron Russo
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2007
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 182
In United States
Among people born in United States, Michael Brecker ranks 4,221 out of 20,380. Before him are Dakota Johnson (1989), Patrick Wayne (1939), John Kitzmiller (1913), Samuel Jones (1880), Paul Wesley (1982), and Ellen Axson Wilson (1860). After him are Robert Cornelius (1809), William Calley (1943), Stanley Kamel (1943), Robert McKee (1941), Helen Wills (1905), and Philip H. Dybvig (1955).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDakota Johnson
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 4,215
Patrick Wayne
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 4,216
John Kitzmiller
ACTOR
1913 - 1965
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 4,217
Samuel Jones
ATHLETE
1880 - 1954
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 4,218
Paul Wesley
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 4,219
Ellen Axson Wilson
COMPANION
1860 - 1914
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 4,220
Michael Brecker
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2007
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 4,221
Robert Cornelius
INVENTOR
1809 - 1893
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 4,222
William Calley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - 2024
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 4,223
Stanley Kamel
ACTOR
1943 - 2008
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 4,224
Robert McKee
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 4,225
Helen Wills
TENNIS PLAYER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 4,226
Philip H. Dybvig
ECONOMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 4,227
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Michael Brecker ranks 267. Before him are Mike Porcaro (1955), Stanley Clarke (1951), Joe Walsh (1947), Alice Coltrane (1937), Son House (1902), and Berry Gordy (1929). After him are Roy Buchanan (1939), Freddie Hubbard (1938), Jordan Rudess (1956), Richie Havens (1941), J. J. Johnson (1924), and Layne Staley (1967).
Mike Porcaro
1955 - 2015
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 261
Stanley Clarke
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 262
Joe Walsh
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 263
Alice Coltrane
1937 - 2007
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 264
Son House
1902 - 1988
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 265
Berry Gordy
1929 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 266
Michael Brecker
1949 - 2007
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 267
Roy Buchanan
1939 - 1988
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 268
Freddie Hubbard
1938 - 2008
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 269
Jordan Rudess
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 270
Richie Havens
1941 - 2013
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 271
J. J. Johnson
1924 - 2001
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 272
Layne Staley
1967 - 2002
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 273