1926 - 2018
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 202,642 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Randy Weston is the 1,754th most popular musician (up from 1,771st in 2019), the 8,860th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,076th in 2019) and the 704th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Randy Weston ranks 1,754 out of 2,662. Before him are George Lynch, David Darling, Chris Hillman, Alphonso Johnson, Dan Ar Braz, and Dave Mason. After him are Augustus Pablo, Hilary Hahn, Ian Wallace, Unsuk Chin, Mitski, and Rick J. Jordan.
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 1,748
1941 - 2021
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 1,749
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 1,750
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 1,751
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 1,752
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 1,753
1926 - 2018
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 1,754
1954 - 1999
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 1,755
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 1,756
1946 - 2007
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 1,757
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 1,758
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 1,759
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 1,760
Among people born in 1926, Randy Weston ranks 403. Before him are Loris Campana, Jorge Enrique Adoum, Fritz Weaver, Lily Carlstedt, Éva Janikovszky, and Patrice Wymore. After him are Georges Gandil, Don Gordon, Noemí Simonetto de Portela, Zakaria Chihab, Robert Creeley, and Rosa Taikon. Among people deceased in 2018, Randy Weston ranks 390. Before him are Donald H. Peterson, Hans Aabech, Erika Mahringer, Apisai Ielemia, Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, and Ray Wilkins. After him are Evy Berggren, Peter Sutherland, Mort Walker, Geoff Murphy, Gary Kurtz, and Bassano Staffieri.
1926 - 2015
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 397
1926 - 2009
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 398
1926 - 2016
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 399
1926 - 2002
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 400
1926 - 2003
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 401
1926 - 2014
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 402
1926 - 2018
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 403
1926 - 1999
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 404
1926 - 2017
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 405
1926 - 2011
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 406
1926 - 1980
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 407
1926 - 2005
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 408
1926 - 2017
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 409
1933 - 2018
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 384
1948 - 2018
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 385
1924 - 2018
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 386
1955 - 2018
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 387
1935 - 2018
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 388
1956 - 2018
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 389
1926 - 2018
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 390
1934 - 2018
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 391
1946 - 2018
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 392
1923 - 2018
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 393
1938 - 2018
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 394
1940 - 2018
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 395
1931 - 2018
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 396
Among people born in United States, Randy Weston ranks 8,860 out of 18,182. Before him are Henry Hartsfield (1933), Steve Cochran (1917), Krista Allen (1971), Akiva Goldsman (1962), Charlie Weber (1978), and Whittaker Chambers (1901). After him are Robin Morgan (1941), Francis George (1937), Eddie Floyd (1937), Chris Connor (1927), Don Dokken (1953), and Robin Givens (1964).
1933 - 2014
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 8,854
1917 - 1965
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 8,855
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 8,856
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 8,857
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,858
1901 - 1961
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,859
1926 - 2018
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,860
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,861
1937 - 2015
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,862
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,863
1927 - 2009
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,864
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,865
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 8,866
Among musicians born in United States, Randy Weston ranks 704. Before him are Jerry Wexler (1917), Eddie Hazel (1950), George Lynch (1954), David Darling (1941), Chris Hillman (1944), and Alphonso Johnson (1951). After him are Hilary Hahn (1979), Bob Gaudio (1942), Gary Rossington (1951), Bill Berry (1958), Charlie Puth (1991), and Brad Wilk (1968).
1917 - 2008
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 698
1950 - 1992
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 699
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 700
1941 - 2021
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 701
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 702
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 703
1926 - 2018
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 704
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 705
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 706
1951 - 2023
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 707
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 708
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 709
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 710