MUSICIAN

Teddy Wilson

1912 - 1986

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Theodore Shaw Wilson (November 24, 1912 – July 31, 1986) was an American jazz pianist. Described by critic Scott Yanow as "the definitive swing pianist", Wilson's piano style was gentle, elegant, and virtuosic. His style was highly influenced by Earl Hines and Art Tatum. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Teddy Wilson has received more than 397,287 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Teddy Wilson is the 899th most popular musician (down from 770th in 2019), the 4,408th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,908th in 2019) and the 287th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Teddy Wilson ranks 899 out of 3,175. Before him are Donald "Duck" Dunn, Aphex Twin, Clark Terry, Jimmy Buffett, Eliades Ochoa, and Manny Charlton. After him are Würzel, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Alan Wilson, Mick Ronson, Clarence Clemons, and Albert Ayler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Teddy Wilson ranks 182. Before him are Palle Huld, Alexey Sudayev, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Romain Maes, José Iraragorri, and István Örkény. After him are Moses Finley, Wilfrid Sellars, Karl Deutsch, Erich Leinsdorf, Xavier Montsalvatge, and Sabicas. Among people deceased in 1986, Teddy Wilson ranks 130. Before him are Gregory Jarvis, Mary Eristavi, Adolfo Baloncieri, Mika Antić, Valerian Zorin, and D. R. Kaprekar. After him are Moses Finley, W. Averell Harriman, Lili Kraus, Ilmari Salminen, Keenan Wynn, and Yasuzo Masumura.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Teddy Wilson ranks 4,408 out of 20,380. Before him are Walter Tewksbury (1876), Michael Graves (1934), Lenny Montana (1926), Carol Lynley (1942), Franklin Clarence Mars (1883), and Jeralean Talley (1899). After him are Patrick O'Neal (1927), Kent Nagano (1951), Zora Neale Hurston (1891), Jason Alexander (1959), Moses Finley (1912), and Edward S. Curtis (1868).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Teddy Wilson ranks 287. Before him are Scott Bradley (1891), Benny Carter (1907), Charlie Christian (1916), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Clark Terry (1920), and Jimmy Buffett (1946). After him are Alan Wilson (1943), Clarence Clemons (1942), Albert Ayler (1936), Larry Coryell (1943), Sean Combs (1969), and Charley Patton (1891).

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