1930 - Today
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American 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 1,199,295 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Sonny Rollins is the 274th most popular musician, the 1,522nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,428th in 2019) and the 80th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Sonny Rollins ranks 274 out of 2,675. Before him are Gianna Nannini, Consuelo Velázquez, André Previn, Ian Stewart, Ole Bull, and Fela Kuti. After him are Domenico Alberti, Cozy Powell, Cliff Williams, Rudolf Schenker, Buddy Rich, and Charles Mingus.
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 268
1916 - 2005
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 269
1929 - 2019
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 270
1938 - 1985
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 271
1810 - 1880
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 272
1938 - 1997
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 273
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 274
1710 - 1746
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 275
1947 - 1998
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 276
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 277
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 278
1917 - 1987
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 279
1922 - 1979
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 280
Among people born in 1930, Sonny Rollins ranks 98. Before him are Rod Taylor, Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Friedrich Gulda, Hilderaldo Bellini, Ed White, and Tom Wolfe. After him are Yves Rocher, Martin Karplus, Michal Kováč, Choe Yong-rim, Mario Adorf, and Frank Drake.
1930 - 2015
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 92
1930 - 1998
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 93
1930 - 2000
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 94
1930 - 2014
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 95
1930 - 1967
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 96
1930 - 2018
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 97
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 98
1930 - 2009
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 99
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 100
1930 - 2016
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 101
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 102
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 103
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 104
Among people born in United States, Sonny Rollins ranks 1,522 out of 15,968. Before him are Lily Tomlin (1939), George Smoot (1945), Martha Washington (1731), Barbara Eden (1931), Henry Ford II (1917), and Fred Willard (1939). After him are Bill Pullman (1953), J. K. Simmons (1955), Will Eisner (1917), Fran Drescher (1957), Lee Iacocca (1924), and Buddy Rich (1917).
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 1,516
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 1,517
1731 - 1802
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 1,518
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 1,519
1917 - 1987
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 1,520
1939 - 2020
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 1,521
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 1,522
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 1,523
1955 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 1,524
1917 - 2005
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 1,525
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 1,526
1924 - 2019
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 1,527
1917 - 1987
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 1,528
Among musicians born in United States, Sonny Rollins ranks 80. Before him are Liberace (1919), Kirk Hammett (1962), Mike Shinoda (1977), Jerry Reed (1937), Ray Conniff (1916), and Dave Mustaine (1961). After him are Buddy Rich (1917), Charles Mingus (1922), John Zorn (1953), Izzy Stradlin (1962), Art Tatum (1909), and Ornette Coleman (1930).
1919 - 1987
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 74
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 75
1977 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 76
1937 - 2008
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 77
1916 - 2002
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 78
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 79
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 80
1917 - 1987
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 81
1922 - 1979
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 82
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 83
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 84
1909 - 1956
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 85
1930 - 2015
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 86