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Sam Rivers

1923 - 2011

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Samuel Carthorne Rivers (September 25, 1923 – December 26, 2011) was an American jazz musician and composer. Though most famously a tenor saxophonist, he also performed on soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica, piano and viola. Active in jazz since the early 1950s, he earned wider attention during the mid-1960s spread of free jazz. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Rivers has received more than 188,541 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Rivers is the 2,016th most popular musician (down from 1,776th in 2019), the 10,397th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,017th in 2019) and the 789th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sam Rivers ranks 2,016 out of 3,175. Before him are David Marks, Marc Minkowski, Jason Everman, John Edwards, Tracii Guns, and Alla Rakha. After him are Alphonso Johnson, Debbi Peterson, Robert Gordon, Rod Temperton, Reb Beach, and Dwight Yoakam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Sam Rivers ranks 442. Before him are Noël Vandernotte, Denise Levertov, Boris Sagal, Alice von Hildebrand, Bonita Granville, and Dannie Abse. After him are Slim Whitman, Bjørn Paulson, Alice Ghostley, Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Herman Chernoff, and Arthur Jensen. Among people deceased in 2011, Sam Rivers ranks 421. Before him are Ignacio Flores, Betty Garrett, Günther Bechem, Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola, Jiří Pešek, and Rob Schroeder. After him are Flemming Jørgensen, Salmaan Taseer, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Peter Schamoni, Jet Harris, and Albertina Sisulu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Rivers ranks 10,397 out of 20,380. Before him are Ryan Eggold (1984), Tracii Guns (1966), Patricia A. McKillip (1948), Roy Harris (1898), Jan Henne (1947), and James Van Der Beek (1977). After him are Cy Young (1928), Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980), Audrey Landers (1956), Sean Murray (1977), Glenn Plummer (1961), and Joseph F. Smith (1838).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sam Rivers ranks 789. Before him are Gar Samuelson (1958), Edwin Hawkins (1943), Mose Allison (1927), David Marks (1948), Jason Everman (1967), and Tracii Guns (1966). After him are Alphonso Johnson (1951), Debbi Peterson (1961), Robert Gordon (1947), Reb Beach (1963), Dwight Yoakam (1956), and Kristen Pfaff (1967).

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