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Sonny Fortune

1939 - Today

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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 105,975 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sonny Fortune is the 2,100th most popular musician (up from 2,123rd in 2019), the 10,972nd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,119th in 2019) and the 872nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sonny Fortune ranks 2,100 out of 2,662Before him are Gabriela Montero, Doug Yule, David Murray, Pierre Bastien, Andrew Hill, and Roope Latvala. After him are Lorenz Hart, Tsunku, Les Claypool, Peter Christopherson, John Glascock, and Jesper Strömblad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Sonny Fortune ranks 511Before him are Viktor Shustikov, James Dunn, David Souter, Anthony Lake, Neil Sloane, and Bill Toomey. After him are Richard Zare, Nanda, David Hobbs, David Allan Coe, Mary K. Gaillard, and Rhodri Morgan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Fortune ranks 10,972 out of 18,182Before him are William Alland (1916), Meaghan Martin (1992), Tyrell Biggs (1960), George Saunders (1958), Tillie Olsen (1912), and Eric Allan Kramer (1962). After him are Scott Rudin (1958), Janelle Monáe (1985), Liz Cheney (1966), CeeLo Green (1974), Tana French (1973), and John Cody (1907).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sonny Fortune ranks 872Before him are Tony Alva (1957), Tina Brooks (1932), Macy Gray (1967), Doug Yule (1947), David Murray (1955), and Andrew Hill (1931). After him are Lorenz Hart (1895), Les Claypool (1963), Carl W. Stalling (1891), David Silveria (1972), Gene Hoglan (1967), and DJ Premier (1966).