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Ray Brown

1926 - 2002

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Raymond Matthews Brown (October 13, 1926 – July 2, 2002) was an American jazz double bassist, known for his extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ray Brown has received more than 27,492 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Brown is the 803rd most popular musician (down from 682nd in 2019), the 4,029th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,467th in 2019) and the 270th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 27k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ray Brown ranks 803 out of 2,662. Before him are Sammy Hagar, Berry Gordy, Carmine Appice, Paco Ibáñez, Bix Beiderbecke, and John Williams. After him are Earl Hines, Dimebag Darrell, Peter Winter, Richard Galliano, Carl Palmer, and Sam Phillips.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Ray Brown ranks 205. Before him are Sadegh Khalkhali, Michael Bond, Paul Janssen, Hans-Jochen Vogel, Nikita Simonyan, and Robert Bly. After him are Georgi Lozanov, Frank Finlay, Arnošt Lustig, Marian Jaworski, Dennis W. Sciama, and Rudi Gutendorf. Among people deceased in 2002, Ray Brown ranks 132. Before him are Domènec Balmanya, Gabriel Almond, Franjo Kuharić, Ibn al-Khattab, Morihiro Saito, and Manuel Álvarez Bravo. After him are Leo McKern, Ole-Johan Dahl, Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Vlastimil Brodský, Héctor Trujillo, and Eddie Bracken.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Brown ranks 4,029 out of 18,182. Before him are Sarah Clarke (1972), Bix Beiderbecke (1903), Bobby Vinton (1935), Dana Reeve (1961), Charles T. Kowal (1940), and Maureen Stapleton (1925). After him are Gregory Benford (1941), Earl Hines (1903), Dimebag Darrell (1966), Nick Cravat (1912), Maggie Grace (1983), and Jane Kaczmarek (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ray Brown ranks 270. Before him are Kenny G (1956), Art Pepper (1925), Sammy Hagar (1947), Berry Gordy (1929), Carmine Appice (1946), and Bix Beiderbecke (1903). After him are Earl Hines (1903), Dimebag Darrell (1966), Sam Phillips (1923), Freddie Hubbard (1938), James Ingram (1952), and Paul Gilbert (1966).

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