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Michael Brecker

1949 - 2007

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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 862,312 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

  • 860k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Michael Breckers by language

Over the past year Michael Brecker has had the most page views in the with 115,782 views, followed by Japanese (16,581), and German (10,798). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Chinese (72.07%), Esperanto (44.27%), and Hungarian (35.93%)

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.

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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.

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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).

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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).

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