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Stan Kenton

1911 - 1979

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Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward-looking. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stan Kenton has received more than 659,008 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 28 in 2019). Stan Kenton is the 1,279th most popular musician (down from 1,135th in 2019), the 6,301st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,553rd in 2019) and the 453rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Stan Kenton ranks 1,279 out of 3,175. Before him are Blind Blake, Oliver Shanti, Herbie Mann, Nathan East, Horst Stein, and Edoardo Bennato. After him are Trevor Rabin, José Cura, Nigel Kennedy, Trevor Bolder, Joshua Bell, and Bob James.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Stan Kenton ranks 245. Before him are Reg Parnell, Ján Cikker, Fauja Singh, Mirza Ibrahimov, Kurt Maetzig, and Leif Erickson. After him are Max Gluckman, José Augusto Brandão, Franz Wagner, Leonard Warren, Rudolf Raftl, and Constantin Stanciu. Among people deceased in 1979, Stan Kenton ranks 190. Before him are Jan de Klerk, Corinne Griffith, Sigrid Fick, Gérard Blitz, Ole Lund Kirkegaard, and Michael Wilding. After him are Hans von Funck, Maurizio Arena, Nikolai Tikhonov, Mohamed Akid, Dany Dauberson, and Vasco Bergamaschi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stan Kenton ranks 6,301 out of 20,380. Before him are William Stokoe (1919), Herbie Mann (1930), Nathan East (1955), John Wesley Shipp (1955), Gerard K. O'Neill (1927), and Morton Gould (1913). After him are Sarah Childress Polk (1803), Holt McCallany (1963), Zero Mostel (1915), Mary Carlisle (1914), Morris Kirksey (1895), and Alma Rubens (1897).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Stan Kenton ranks 453. Before him are Paul Gray (1972), Vinnie Paul (1964), Terry Melcher (1942), Blind Blake (1893), Herbie Mann (1930), and Nathan East (1955). After him are Joshua Bell (1967), Bob James (1939), Patti Scialfa (1953), Jim Keltner (1942), Randy Brecker (1945), and James Jamerson (1936).

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