1942 - 2018
Tomasz Ludwik Stańko (Polish: [ˈtɔmaʂ ˈstaɲkɔ]; 11 July 1942 – 29 July 2018) was a Polish trumpeter and composer associated with free jazz and the avant-garde. In 1962, Tomasz Stańko formed his first band, the Jazz Darings, with saxophonist Janusz Muniak, pianist Adam Makowicz, bassist Jacek Ostaszewski, drummer Wiktor Perelmuter. Inspired by Ornette Coleman and the innovations of John Coltrane, Miles Davis and George Russell, the group is often cited by music historians as the first European group to play free jazz. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tomasz Stańko has received more than 197,530 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Tomasz Stańko is the 1,135th most popular musician (down from 1,053rd in 2019), the 826th most popular biography from Poland (down from 756th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Polish Musician.
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Among musicians, Tomasz Stańko ranks 1,135 out of 2,662. Before him are Clark Terry, Harry James, Tom Hamilton, Scott Travis, Glyn Johns, and Bruce Kulick. After him are Timo Tolkki, David Ellefson, Stan Kenton, Denny Laine, Bonnie Raitt, and Bob James.
1920 - 2015
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 1,129
1916 - 1983
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 1,130
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 1,131
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 1,132
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 1,133
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 1,134
1942 - 2018
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 1,135
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 1,136
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 1,137
1911 - 1979
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 1,138
1944 - 2023
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 1,139
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 1,140
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 1,141
Among people born in 1942, Tomasz Stańko ranks 385. Before him are Lupe Ontiveros, Gérard Pirès, Jeffrey Ullman, Gennady Sarafanov, Raymond Depardon, and Glyn Johns. After him are David Proval, Ilija Pantelić, Fernando Vallejo, Carl Douglas, Billy Bremner, and Derek Parfit. Among people deceased in 2018, Tomasz Stańko ranks 251. Before him are Claudio Scimone, Inge Borkh, Donald Moffat, Sinan Sakić, Robert Kerman, and George Maxwell Richards. After him are Bradford Dillman, Álvaro Arzú, Dave Holland, Elias M. Stein, Arie den Hartog, and Sabahudin Kurt.
1942 - 2012
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 379
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 380
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 381
1942 - 2005
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 382
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 383
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 384
1942 - 2018
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 385
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 386
1942 - 2014
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 387
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 388
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 389
1942 - 1997
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 390
1942 - 2017
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 391
1934 - 2018
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 245
1921 - 2018
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 246
1930 - 2018
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 247
1956 - 2018
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 248
1947 - 2018
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 249
1931 - 2018
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 250
1942 - 2018
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 251
1930 - 2018
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 252
1946 - 2018
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 253
1948 - 2018
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 254
1931 - 2018
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 255
1941 - 2018
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 256
1935 - 2018
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 257
Among people born in Poland, Tomasz Stańko ranks 826 out of 1,454. Before him are Małgorzata Braunek (1947), Bolesław Leśmian (1877), Jan Klemens Branicki (1689), Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński (1874), Józef Bilczewski (1860), and Willibald Alexis (1798). After him are Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski (1503), Kazimierz Sabbat (1913), Abraham Brill (1874), Sawa (1938), Ursula Happe (1926), and Heinz Hopf (1894).
1947 - 2014
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 820
1877 - 1937
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 821
1689 - 1771
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 822
1874 - 1941
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 823
1860 - 1923
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 824
1798 - 1871
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 825
1942 - 2018
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 826
1503 - 1572
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 827
1913 - 1989
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 828
1874 - 1948
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 829
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 830
1926 - 2021
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 831
1894 - 1971
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 832
Among musicians born in Poland, Tomasz Stańko ranks 20. Before him are Xaver Scharwenka (1850), Johann Gottfried Piefke (1815), Holger Czukay (1938), Theodor Kullak (1818), Carl Tausig (1841), and Ewa Demarczyk (1941). After him are Paweł Mąciwoda (1967), Bronisław Kaper (1902), Harry Winter (1914), Adam Darski (1977), Adam Taubitz (1967), and Rafał Blechacz (1985).
1850 - 1924
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 14
1815 - 1884
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 15
1938 - 2017
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 16
1818 - 1882
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 17
1841 - 1871
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 18
1941 - 2020
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 19
1942 - 2018
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 20
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 21
1902 - 1983
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 22
1914 - 2001
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 23
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 24
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 25
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 26