MUSICIAN

Tito Puente

1923 - 2000

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Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was a Puerto Rico musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tito Puente has received more than 2,049,213 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Tito Puente is the 564th most popular musician (down from 488th in 2019), the 2,895th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,662nd in 2019) and the 171st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tito Puente ranks 564 out of 3,175. Before him are Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, Duane Allman, Cannonball Adderley, Nick Drake, Randy Rhoads, and Coleman Hawkins. After him are Gaspara Stampa, Marty Friedman, Dido, Gil Evans, Giovanni Sgambati, and Smokey Robinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Tito Puente ranks 138. Before him are Joseph Heller, Estelle Getty, Lucía Hiriart, Erroll Garner, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, and Mario Brega. After him are Diana Douglas, Hans Riegel, Peter Lawford, Peter Vaughan, Edward Mulhare, and Bob Dole. Among people deceased in 2000, Tito Puente ranks 88. Before him are Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, José Águas, Patrick O'Brian, Pierre Pflimlin, Roger Peyrefitte, and Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky. After him are Terence McKenna, Steven Runciman, Walter Krupinski, Hendrik Casimir, Charles M. Schulz, and George Volkoff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tito Puente ranks 2,895 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert B. Wilson (1937), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Joe Rosenthal (1911), Kevin Peter Hall (1955), Eunice Newton Foote (1819), and Robert Walker (1918). After him are Laurie Holden (1969), August Derleth (1909), Carl Brashear (1931), Henry Hill (1943), Leon Russom (1941), and Marty Friedman (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tito Puente ranks 171. Before him are Laurie Anderson (1947), Gene Krupa (1909), Duane Allman (1946), Cannonball Adderley (1928), Randy Rhoads (1956), and Coleman Hawkins (1904). After him are Marty Friedman (1962), Smokey Robinson (1940), King Oliver (1881), Wendy Carlos (1939), Ace Frehley (1951), and GG Allin (1956).

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