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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 428,977 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Woods is the 1,012th most popular musician (down from 956th in 2019), the 4,949th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,718th in 2019) and the 361st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Phil Woods ranks 1,012 out of 2,662. Before him are Floyd Council, Zoltán Kocsis, Hugh McDonald, Aarre Merikanto, Al Jardine, and Paul Simonon. After him are Arif Mardin, Geoff Emerick, Adrien-François Servais, Tony Joe White, Mike Mangini, and Jimmy Cobb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Phil Woods ranks 259. Before him are León Febres Cordero, Kenny Burrell, Sakyo Komatsu, Michel Deville, Mordecai Richler, and Dorothy Stang. After him are Donald Barthelme, Walter Taibo, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, Robert Stephens, Wynton Kelly, and Ichirō Nagai. Among people deceased in 2015, Phil Woods ranks 213. Before him are Theodore Bikel, Dragan Holcer, Tadeusz Konwicki, Jules Bianchi, Fred Thompson, and Qiao Shi. After him are Daevid Allen, Alex Rocco, Giacomo Biffi, Geoff Duke, Dinkha IV, and László Paskai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phil Woods ranks 4,949 out of 18,182. Before him are Dorothy Stang (1931), Sam Wanamaker (1919), David Patrick Kelly (1951), Patsy Cline (1932), David A. Huffman (1925), and Chief Joseph (1840). After him are Brad Harris (1933), Donald Barthelme (1931), Charles David Keeling (1928), Ruth St. Denis (1879), Ona Zee (1951), and Jim Hutton (1934).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Phil Woods ranks 361. Before him are Marty Balin (1942), Tommy Johnson (1896), Barry Harris (1929), Floyd Council (1911), Hugh McDonald (1950), and Al Jardine (1942). After him are Tony Joe White (1943), Mike Mangini (1963), Jimmy Cobb (1929), Tony Visconti (1944), Jason Becker (1969), and Ludacris (1977).

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