MUSICIAN

Randy Weston

1926 - 2018

Photo of Randy Weston

Icon of person Randy Weston

Randolph Edward "Randy" Weston (April 6, 1926 – September 1, 2018) was an American jazz pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection. Weston's piano style owed much to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, whom he cited in a 2018 video as among pianists he counted as influences, as well as Count Basie, Nat King Cole and Earl Hines. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Randy Weston has received more than 222,806 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Randy Weston is the 1,884th most popular musician (down from 1,749th in 2019), the 9,558th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,842nd in 2019) and the 728th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Randy Weston ranks 1,884 out of 3,175. Before him are Lionel Tertis, Jerry Cantrell, Jerry Wexler, Sheila Jordan, Kevin Moore, and George Russell. After him are Fenriz, Hirokazu Tanaka, Ed O'Brien, Blue Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, and D. H. Peligro.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Randy Weston ranks 453. Before him are Fritz Weaver, Aldo Ray, Maximilian Raub, Anthony Shaffer, Tim LaHaye, and Jorge Enrique Adoum. After him are Noemí Simonetto de Portela, Joan Lorring, Franco Faggi, József Kovács, Roberto Lippi, and Peter G. Peterson. Among people deceased in 2018, Randy Weston ranks 444. Before him are Viktor Matviyenko, Hugh Wilson, Evy Berggren, Maurane, Benny Andersen, and Michel Bonnevie. After him are Mary Midgley, Juris Silovs, Jeanne Ashworth, Daniel Quinn, Anatoly Lein, and Nicanor de Carvalho.

Others Born in 1926

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2018

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Randy Weston ranks 9,558 out of 20,380. Before him are Ken Burns (1953), Mindy Sterling (1953), George Russell (1923), Norman Alden (1924), Arnold Denker (1914), and Michael Wong (1965). After him are Virginia Gregg (1916), Jan Davis (1953), Michael Hoffman (1956), Anthony Michael Hall (1968), Marlo Thomas (1937), and Rick Scott (1952).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Randy Weston ranks 728. Before him are Steve Smith (1954), Jerry Cantrell (1966), Jerry Wexler (1917), Sheila Jordan (1928), Kevin Moore (1967), and George Russell (1923). After him are Blue Mitchell (1930), Anthony Braxton (1945), D. H. Peligro (1959), Suzanne Ciani (1946), Otis Blackwell (1931), and Eddie Hazel (1950).

American born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous