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Sonny Rollins

1930 - Today

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Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American former jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader. A number of his compositions, including "St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonny Rollins has received more than 1,566,960 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Sonny Rollins is the 257th most popular musician (up from 274th in 2019), the 1,500th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,521st in 2019) and the 70th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sonny Rollins ranks 257 out of 2,662. Before him are Joe Zawinul, Slash, Lars Ulrich, Paul Wittgenstein, Wanda Landowska, and Ian Curtis. After him are Art Blakey, Arthur Nikisch, John Zorn, Fats Domino, Friedrich Gulda, and Peter Tosh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Sonny Rollins ranks 85. Before him are Zhores Alferov, Chinua Achebe, Omara Portuondo, Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Pavel Popovich, and Michal Kováč. After him are Mario Adorf, James Irwin, Friedrich Gulda, Edgar Mitchell, Ed White, and Frank Drake.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Rollins ranks 1,500 out of 18,182. Before him are Alfred G. Gilman (1941), Samuel C. C. Ting (1936), George Papandreou (1952), Richard Ramirez (1960), Robert J. Shiller (1946), and George Stevens (1904). After him are Angelo Badalamenti (1937), Virginia Cherrill (1908), Chris Cornell (1964), Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869), Anthony Kiedis (1962), and Michelle Rodriguez (1978).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sonny Rollins ranks 70. Before him are Mike Shinoda (1977), Izzy Stradlin (1962), Kirk Hammett (1962), Marilyn Manson (1969), Paul Stanley (1952), and Mike Portnoy (1967). After him are Art Blakey (1919), John Zorn (1953), Fats Domino (1928), Eddie Cochran (1938), Art Tatum (1909), and Sidney Bechet (1897).

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