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Sonny Rollins

1930 - Today

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Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American retired jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, Rollins 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 1,708,625 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Sonny Rollins is the 324th most popular musician (down from 257th in 2019), the 1,808th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,500th in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sonny Rollins ranks 324 out of 3,175. Before him are Per Gessle, Joe Zawinul, Lee Soo-man, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Friedrich Gulda, and Djivan Gasparyan. After him are Léo Ferré, Tiësto, Eric Carr, Avril Lavigne, Count Basie, and Paul Desmond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Sonny Rollins ranks 109. Before him are Rod Taylor, Sławomir Mrożek, Colin Dexter, Paul Veyne, Toru Takemitsu, and Friedrich Gulda. After him are Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Jasper Johns, Igor Netto, Rahmon Nabiyev, J. G. Ballard, and Gaafar Nimeiry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Rollins ranks 1,808 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry Stack Sullivan (1892), Max Emmerich (1879), Billy Zane (1966), Thomas Midgley Jr. (1889), Zack Snyder (1966), and Christopher A. Sims (1942). After him are Al Lettieri (1928), Paul Wolfowitz (1943), Philip Abelson (1913), Charles Duke (1935), Paul L. Smith (1936), and Cole Porter (1891).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sonny Rollins ranks 90. Before him are Jerry Reed (1937), John Densmore (1944), Joe Satriani (1956), Robby Krieger (1946), Fats Domino (1928), and Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954). After him are Eric Carr (1950), Count Basie (1904), Paul Desmond (1924), Johnny Ramone (1948), Fred Durst (1970), and Peter Criss (1945).

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