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Sonny Fortune

1939 - Today

Sonny Fortune

Cornelius "Sonny" Fortune (May 19, 1939 – October 25, 2018) was an American jazz saxophonist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonny Fortune has received more than 112,191 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sonny Fortune is the 1,490th most popular musician (up from 2,092nd in 2019), the 7,523rd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,947th in 2019) and the 540th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

110k
Page Views (PV)
46.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
5.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sonny Fortune ranks 1,490 out of 3,175. Before him are Mikhail Krug, Charlie Byrd, John Taylor, Alexander Dreyschock, Jan Axel Blomberg, and Esbjörn Svensson. After him are Zhanna Bichevskaya, Tim Sköld, Cassandra Wilson, Duane Eddy, Bobby Timmons, and Skrillex.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Mikhail Krug
1962 - 2002
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 1,484
Charlie Byrd
1925 - 1999
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 1,485
John Taylor
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 1,486
Alexander Dreyschock
1818 - 1869
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 1,487
Jan Axel Blomberg
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 1,488
Esbjörn Svensson
1964 - 2008
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 1,489
Sonny Fortune
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 1,490
Zhanna Bichevskaya
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 1,491
Tim Sköld
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 1,492
Cassandra Wilson
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 1,493
Duane Eddy
1938 - 2024
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 1,494
Bobby Timmons
1935 - 1974
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 1,495
Skrillex
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 1,496

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Sonny Fortune ranks 421. Before him are Anthony D. Smith, Eri Klas, Walt Bellamy, Nicholas Grimshaw, Eduard Kukan, and Sandro Lopopolo. After him are Danas Pozniakas, Héctor Salva, Wilhelmina Cooper, Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani, Jovan Miladinović, and Joseph Bonnel.

Others Born in 1939

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Anthony D. Smith
SOCIOLOGIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 415
Eri Klas
CONDUCTOR
1939 - 2016
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 416
Walt Bellamy
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1939 - 2013
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 417
Nicholas Grimshaw
ARCHITECT
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 418
Eduard Kukan
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 419
Sandro Lopopolo
BOXER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 420
Sonny Fortune
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 421
Danas Pozniakas
ATHLETE
1939 - 2005
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 422
Héctor Salva
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2015
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 423
Wilhelmina Cooper
MODEL
1939 - 1980
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 424
Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 425
Jovan Miladinović
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 1982
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 426
Joseph Bonnel
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 427