MUSICIAN

Otis Spann

1924 - 1970

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Otis Spann (March 21, 1924 or 1930 – April 24, 1970) was an American blues musician, whom many consider to be the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otis Spann has received more than 274,432 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Otis Spann is the 1,628th most popular musician (down from 1,573rd in 2019), the 8,166th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,843rd in 2019) and the 601st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Otis Spann ranks 1,628 out of 3,175. Before him are Daryl Stuermer, Myra Hess, Gavin Harrison, Mike Mills, Flavor Flav, and Cliff Edwards. After him are Blind Willie McTell, Olve Eikemo, Juice Leskinen, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Miyavi, and Luciano Ligabue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Otis Spann ranks 389. Before him are Juan Ponce Enrile, Göran Malmqvist, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Erika Mahringer, Lucebert, and Faith Domergue. After him are Giacomo Mari, Yulia Drunina, Bianca Maria Piccinino, Hans Kalt, Eugenio Scalfari, and Vladimir Bogomolov. Among people deceased in 1970, Otis Spann ranks 220. Before him are Daniel Kinsey, Leopoldo Conti, Helene Madison, Lev Kassil, Anita Louise, and Sean Flynn. After him are John Beazley, Matthias Heidemann, Jacob Viner, Georgi Naydenov, Stefan Andres, and William Feller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Otis Spann ranks 8,166 out of 20,380. Before him are Keegan-Michael Key (1971), Amy Acker (1976), Mac Wilkins (1950), John P. Kennedy (1795), William Wilson Morgan (1906), and Sean Flynn (1941). After him are Stanley Norman Cohen (1935), Samuel Eliot Morison (1887), Mac Miller (1992), Blind Willie McTell (1898), Christopher George (1931), and Amy Tan (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Otis Spann ranks 601. Before him are Gilby Clarke (1962), Jimmy Giuffre (1921), Daryl Stuermer (1952), Mike Mills (1958), Flavor Flav (1959), and Cliff Edwards (1895). After him are Blind Willie McTell (1898), Arthur Lee (1945), Roy Estrada (1943), Peter Buck (1956), Rob Bourdon (1979), and Erykah Badu (1971).

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