1873 - 1958
William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was an American composer and musician who referred to himself as the Father of the Blues. He was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States. One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music, Handy did not create the blues genre but was the one of the first to publish music in the blues form, thereby taking the blues from a regional music style (Delta blues) with a limited audience to a new level of popularity.Handy was an educated musician who used elements of folk music in his compositions. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of W. C. Handy has received more than 970,406 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). W. C. Handy is the 945th most popular composer (down from 936th in 2019), the 4,644th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,972nd in 2019) and the 51st most popular American Composer.
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Among composers, W. C. Handy ranks 945 out of 1,216. Before him are Kenji Kawai, Sándor Veress, Ester Mägi, Ary Barroso, Myroslav Skoryk, and Daniel Alomía Robles. After him are Simeon ten Holt, Percy Faith, Carlo Rustichelli, Akira Ifukube, Marvin Hamlisch, and Wilhelm Kienzl.
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 939
1907 - 1992
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 940
1922 - 2021
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 941
1903 - 1964
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 942
1938 - 2020
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 943
1871 - 1942
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 944
1873 - 1958
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 945
1923 - 2012
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 946
1908 - 1976
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 947
1916 - 2004
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 948
1914 - 2006
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 949
1944 - 2012
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 950
1857 - 1941
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 951
Among people born in 1873, W. C. Handy ranks 109. Before him are Charles Fox Parham, Cesare Orsenigo, Rudolf Charousek, Gabriel Terra, Sunao Tawara, and Mariano Azuela. After him are Gyula Peidl, Antun Gustav Matoš, Max Švabinský, Richard von Kühlmann, A. K. Fazlul Huq, and Olav Bjaaland. Among people deceased in 1958, W. C. Handy ranks 94. Before him are Nereu Ramos, Otto Witte, Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, J. G. Strijdom, Armas Järnefelt, and Bart van der Leck. After him are Francisco Olazar, Goro Yamada, Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini, Big Bill Broonzy, Aarre Merikanto, and Paul Reinecke.
1873 - 1929
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 103
1873 - 1946
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 104
1873 - 1900
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 105
1873 - 1942
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 106
1873 - 1952
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 107
1873 - 1952
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 108
1873 - 1958
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 109
1873 - 1943
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 110
1873 - 1914
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 111
1873 - 1962
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 112
1873 - 1948
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 113
1873 - 1962
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 114
1873 - 1961
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 115
1888 - 1958
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 88
1872 - 1958
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 89
1884 - 1958
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 90
1893 - 1958
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 91
1869 - 1958
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 92
1876 - 1958
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 93
1873 - 1958
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 94
1885 - 1958
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 95
1894 - 1958
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 96
1876 - 1958
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 97
1903 - 1958
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 98
1893 - 1958
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 99
1872 - 1958
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 100
Among people born in United States, W. C. Handy ranks 4,644 out of 18,182. Before him are John Kitzmiller (1913), Pete Rose (1941), Donald Byrd (1932), Michael McKean (1947), Gene Autry (1907), and Kylie Jenner (1997). After him are Kid Ory (1886), Stephen McKinley Henderson (1949), Herbert Ross (1927), Norman Lloyd (1914), Hank Mobley (1930), and Craig Mello (1960).
1913 - 1965
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 4,638
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 4,639
1932 - 2013
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 4,640
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 4,641
1907 - 1998
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 4,642
1997 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 4,643
1873 - 1958
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 4,644
1886 - 1973
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 4,645
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 4,646
1927 - 2001
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 4,647
1914 - 2021
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 4,648
1930 - 1986
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 4,649
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 4,650
Among composers born in United States, W. C. Handy ranks 51. Before him are Jerome Kern (1885), Elliott Carter (1908), La Monte Young (1935), Lee Konitz (1927), Frederic Rzewski (1938), and Cathy Berberian (1925). After him are Marvin Hamlisch (1944), Meredith Monk (1942), Walter Piston (1894), Frank Churchill (1901), Harry Partch (1901), and Michael Giacchino (1967).
1885 - 1945
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 45
1908 - 2012
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 46
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 47
1927 - 2020
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 48
1938 - 2021
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 49
1925 - 1983
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 50
1873 - 1958
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 51
1944 - 2012
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 52
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 53
1894 - 1976
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 54
1901 - 1942
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 55
1901 - 1974
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 56
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 57