1914 - 1993
Le Sony'r Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993), better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific output, and theatrical performances. For much of his career, Ra led The Arkestra, an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up. Born and raised in Alabama, Blount became involved in the Chicago jazz scene during the late 1940s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sun Ra has received more than 2,076,110 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Sun Ra is the 672nd most popular composer (down from 648th in 2019), the 3,211th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,071st in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Composer.
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Among composers, Sun Ra ranks 672 out of 1,216. Before him are Hans Rott, Joseph Canteloube, Vittoria Aleotti, Thomas Newman, Johann Crüger, and Franchinus Gaffurius. After him are Anton Schindler, Josef Bohuslav Foerster, Giuseppe Sammartini, Eduardo di Capua, André Messager, and Isang Yun.
1858 - 1884
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 666
1879 - 1957
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 667
1575 - 1640
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 668
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 669
1598 - 1662
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 670
1451 - 1522
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 671
1914 - 1993
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 672
1795 - 1864
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 673
1859 - 1951
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 674
1695 - 1750
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 675
1865 - 1917
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 676
1853 - 1929
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 677
1917 - 1995
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 678
Among people born in 1914, Sun Ra ranks 126. Before him are Hans Hellmut Kirst, Paul Tortelier, Maxim of Bulgaria, Joe Shuster, Baba Amte, and Howard Fast. After him are Kenny Clarke, Yahya Khan, Martin Ritt, Taisen Deshimaru, Jens Otto Krag, and Budd Schulberg. Among people deceased in 1993, Sun Ra ranks 89. Before him are József Antall, Richard Jordan, William L. Shirer, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, GG Allin, and Raymond Burr. After him are Marian Anderson, Monte Melkonian, Bruno Rossi, Deke Slayton, Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo, and Sebastiano Baggio.
1914 - 1989
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 120
1914 - 1990
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 121
1914 - 2012
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 122
1914 - 1992
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 123
1914 - 2008
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 124
1914 - 2003
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 125
1914 - 1993
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 126
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 127
1914 - 1980
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 128
1914 - 1990
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 129
1914 - 1982
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 130
1914 - 1978
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 131
1914 - 2009
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 132
1932 - 1993
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 83
1937 - 1993
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 84
1904 - 1993
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 85
1930 - 1993
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 86
1956 - 1993
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 87
1917 - 1993
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 88
1914 - 1993
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 89
1897 - 1993
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 90
1957 - 1993
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 91
1905 - 1993
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 92
1924 - 1993
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 93
1926 - 1993
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 94
1913 - 1993
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 95
Among people born in United States, Sun Ra ranks 3,211 out of 18,182. Before him are Howard Fast (1914), Christina Ricci (1980), Mimsy Farmer (1945), Sarah Paulson (1974), Chaka Khan (1953), and David Ogden Stiers (1942). After him are Kenny Clarke (1914), Steve Bannon (1953), Rainn Wilson (1966), Erik Estrada (1949), Fergie (1975), and Levi P. Morton (1824).
1914 - 2003
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 3,205
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 3,206
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 3,207
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 3,208
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 3,209
1942 - 2018
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 3,210
1914 - 1993
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 3,211
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 3,212
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 3,213
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 3,214
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 3,215
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 3,216
1824 - 1920
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 3,217
Among composers born in United States, Sun Ra ranks 40. Before him are Carmine Coppola (1910), Jonathan Larson (1960), Ernest Guiraud (1837), Basil Poledouris (1945), Alex North (1910), and Thomas Newman (1955). After him are Dave Grusin (1934), Amy Beach (1867), Harold Arlen (1905), Edward MacDowell (1860), Jerome Kern (1885), and Elliott Carter (1908).
1910 - 1991
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 34
1960 - 1996
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 35
1837 - 1892
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 36
1945 - 2006
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 37
1910 - 1991
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 38
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 39
1914 - 1993
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 40
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 41
1867 - 1944
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 42
1905 - 1986
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 43
1860 - 1908
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 44
1885 - 1945
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 45
1908 - 2012
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 46