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Paul Chambers

1935 - 1969

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Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. (April 22, 1935 – January 4, 1969) was an American jazz double bassist. A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, he has become one of the most widely-known jazz bassists of the hard bop era. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Chambers has received more than 617,395 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 24 in 2019). Paul Chambers is the 892nd most popular musician (down from 744th in 2019), the 4,415th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,787th in 2019) and the 304th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 620k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Chambers ranks 892 out of 2,662. Before him are Desmond Child, Emanuel Feuermann, Luiz Bonfá, Fatboy Slim, Theodor Kullak, and Angélique Kidjo. After him are Todd Rundgren, Neil Peart, Svend Asmussen, Corey Taylor, Tommy Aldridge, and Pete Burns.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Paul Chambers ranks 204. Before him are Fujio Akatsuka, José Sanfilippo, Károly Palotai, Giovanna Ralli, Rodrigo Borja Cevallos, and Charles Koch. After him are Valentin Gaft, Juan Bautista Agüero, Jaromil Jireš, Rosenda Monteros, Vladimir Aksyonov, and Ali Al-Naimi. Among people deceased in 1969, Paul Chambers ranks 116. Before him are Mutesa II of Buganda, Serge Poliakoff, Charles Dvorak, Bill Ivy, Al Taliaferro, and Kurt Blome. After him are Leopold von Wiese, George Cœdès, Henri Decoin, Maureen Connolly, C. N. Annadurai, and Madhubala.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Chambers ranks 4,415 out of 18,182. Before him are George C. Homans (1910), W. S. Van Dyke (1889), Charles Koch (1935), Raymond Smith Dugan (1878), Elihu Yale (1649), and David Bushnell (1742). After him are Mary Edwards Walker (1832), Todd Rundgren (1948), Charles Fort (1874), David Zucker (1947), Juanita Moore (1914), and Corey Taylor (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Paul Chambers ranks 304. Before him are Charley Patton (1891), Mike Porcaro (1955), John Lewis (1920), Alice Coltrane (1937), Country Joe McDonald (1942), and Desmond Child (1953). After him are Todd Rundgren (1948), Corey Taylor (1973), Tommy Aldridge (1950), Paul Butterfield (1942), Jack DeJohnette (1942), and Stanley Clarke (1951).

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