MUSICIAN

Ron Carter

1937 - Today

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Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy Awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on that instrument. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ron Carter has received more than 1,071,094 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Ron Carter is the 635th most popular musician (up from 643rd in 2019), the 3,265th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,339th in 2019) and the 189th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ron Carter ranks 635 out of 3,175. Before him are Clifford Brown, Jadranka Stojaković, Maxim Shostakovich, Damon Albarn, Carl Flesch, and Mike Rutherford. After him are Joan Jett, Walter Gieseking, Victor Young, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Ian Hill, and Rachid Taha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ron Carter ranks 183. Before him are Aleksandr Demyanenko, Lusine Zakaryan, Geki, Mikheil Meskhi, Ron Clarke, and Mitsuo Kamata. After him are John Hume, Birju Maharaj, Ted Nelson, Trini Lopez, Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, and Gustavo Noboa.

Others Born in 1937

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ron Carter ranks 3,265 out of 20,380. Before him are Nolan Bushnell (1943), Bob Pettit (1932), Helen Kane (1904), Jonathan Haidt (1963), Jason Bateman (1969), and Erika Eleniak (1969). After him are Joan Jett (1958), Chuck Schumer (1950), Michael Parks (1940), Bruce Boxleitner (1950), Dan Blocker (1928), and Mehmet Oz (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ron Carter ranks 189. Before him are Stephen Kovacevich (1940), Ahmad Jamal (1930), Lindsey Buckingham (1949), Artie Shaw (1910), Jelly Roll Morton (1890), and Clifford Brown (1930). After him are Joan Jett (1958), Victor Young (1900), Joe Pass (1929), Steve Gadd (1945), Moondog (1916), and Gerry Mulligan (1927).

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