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Phil Woods

1931 - 2015

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Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Woods has received more than 442,757 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Woods is the 1,120th most popular musician (down from 1,009th in 2019), the 5,493rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,937th in 2019) and the 386th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Phil Woods ranks 1,120 out of 3,175Before him are Anthony Phillips, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Daniil Shafran, Medea Abrahamyan, Charles Dancla, and Fletcher Henderson. After him are Geoff Nicholls, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Helmuth Rilling, Richard Marx, John Mellencamp, and Randy Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Phil Woods ranks 305Before him are Shunichiro Okano, Guido Messina, Cemal Süreya, Klaus Rifbjerg, Kenny Burrell, and Vlastimil Bubník. After him are Dorian Gray, David Cherkassky, Ichirō Nagai, Gavin MacLeod, Bernard Panafieu, and Yuriy Voynov. Among people deceased in 2015, Phil Woods ranks 250Before him are Jackie Collins, Angelo Anquilletti, Klaus Rifbjerg, Peter Dickinson, Giacomo Biffi, and Vlastimil Bubník. After him are Yogi Berra, László Paskai, Bülent Ulusu, Karl-Erik Palmér, Oleg Bryjak, and Roberto Tucci.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phil Woods ranks 5,493 out of 20,380Before him are Honus Wagner (1874), Vincent Gallo (1961), Harold Hotelling (1895), Michael Dell (1965), Fletcher Henderson (1897), and Adam Brody (1979). After him are Amy Brenneman (1964), Yogi Berra (1925), Hart Crane (1899), Martha Jefferson (1748), Ishi (1860), and Alfred Sturtevant (1891).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Phil Woods ranks 386Before him are Leon Fleisher (1928), Thad Jones (1923), Vinnie Colaiuta (1956), Kenny Burrell (1931), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), and Fletcher Henderson (1897). After him are Richard Marx (1963), John Mellencamp (1951), Randy Jackson (1961), Frank Thomas (1912), Billy Cox (1939), and David Bryan (1962).