1921 - 1985
Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney and Keely Smith. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nelson Riddle has received more than 814,406 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Nelson Riddle is the 1,789th most popular musician (down from 1,698th in 2019), the 9,055th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,573rd in 2019) and the 717th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Nelson Riddle ranks 1,789 out of 2,662. Before him are Marc Minkowski, Dave Farrell, Tony MacAlpine, Zayn Malik, Solomon, and Ronald Brautigam. After him are Jule Styne, Marin Alsop, Dwight Yoakam, Robert Del Naja, Luciano Ligabue, and Tobias Sammet.
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 1,783
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 1,784
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 1,785
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 1,786
1902 - 1988
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 1,787
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 1,788
1921 - 1985
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 1,789
1905 - 1994
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 1,790
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 1,791
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 1,792
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 1,793
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 1,794
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 1,795
Among people born in 1921, Nelson Riddle ranks 360. Before him are R. K. Laxman, Sam Tingle, Susan Peters, Edmondo Fabbri, Ann Savage, and Seymour Benzer. After him are Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Gene Saks, Lennart Strand, Jacques Friedel, Paul Falk, and Gordon Thomas. Among people deceased in 1985, Nelson Riddle ranks 221. Before him are Alister Hardy, Robert Surtees, Isabel Jeans, C. B. van Niel, Nicholas Colasanto, and Olav Sunde. After him are Alvah Bessie, Jacques de Lacretelle, Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Fredy Perlman, Tom Richards, and Dan White.
1921 - 2015
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 354
1921 - 2008
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 355
1921 - 1952
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 356
1921 - 1995
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 357
1921 - 2008
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 358
1921 - 2007
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 359
1921 - 1985
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 360
1921 - 2010
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 361
1921 - 2015
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 362
1921 - 2004
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 363
1921 - 2014
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 364
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 365
1921 - 2013
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 366
1896 - 1985
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 215
1906 - 1985
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 216
1891 - 1985
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 217
1897 - 1985
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 218
1924 - 1985
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 219
1903 - 1985
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 220
1921 - 1985
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 221
1904 - 1985
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 222
1888 - 1985
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 223
1893 - 1985
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 224
1934 - 1985
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 225
1910 - 1985
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 226
1946 - 1985
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 227
Among people born in United States, Nelson Riddle ranks 9,055 out of 18,182. Before him are Sabin Carr (1904), Richard Cheese (1965), Jay Park (1987), Toni Frissell (1907), Gregg Rolie (1947), and John Carroll (1735). After him are Ethan Suplee (1976), Karl Taylor Compton (1887), Redd Foxx (1922), Bryan D. O'Connor (1946), Eric Adams (1960), and Joe Mantell (1915).
1904 - 1983
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 9,049
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 9,050
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 9,051
1907 - 1988
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 9,052
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 9,053
1735 - 1815
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 9,054
1921 - 1985
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 9,055
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 9,056
1887 - 1954
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 9,057
1922 - 1991
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 9,058
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 9,059
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 9,060
1915 - 2010
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 9,061
Among musicians born in United States, Nelson Riddle ranks 717. Before him are Jack Casady (1944), Albert Ammons (1907), Sam Rivers (1923), Shannon Leto (1970), Dave Farrell (1977), and Tony MacAlpine (1960). After him are Marin Alsop (1956), Dwight Yoakam (1956), Richard Fortus (1966), Dale Crover (1967), Stanley Jordan (1959), and Jim Gordon (1945).
1944 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 711
1907 - 1949
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 712
1923 - 2011
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 713
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 714
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 715
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 716
1921 - 1985
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 717
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 718
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 719
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 720
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 721
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 722
1945 - 2023
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 723