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Wayne Shorter

1933 - 2023

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Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Shorter came to mainstream prominence in 1959 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, for whom he eventually became the primary composer. In 1964 he joined Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet, and then co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report in 1970. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wayne Shorter has received more than 2,020,928 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Wayne Shorter is the 395th most popular musician (down from 358th in 2019), the 2,209th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,986th in 2019) and the 119th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Wayne Shorter ranks 395 out of 2,662. Before him are Pat Martino, Arthur Grumiaux, Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, Moondog, Bernie Taupin, and Jacques Dutronc. After him are John Frusciante, Ivry Gitlis, Sérgio Mendes, Chet Atkins, Geezer Butler, and Wojciech Żywny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Wayne Shorter ranks 119. Before him are Elem Klimov, Carlos Correia, Bata Živojinović, Sabah Fakhri, John Boorman, and Máté Fenyvesi. After him are Joachim Kroll, Sacha Distel, Fred Haise, György Konrád, Donald E. Westlake, and Luis Bacalov. Among people deceased in 2023, Wayne Shorter ranks 85. Before him are Jan Jongbloed, Roger Whittaker, Kevin Mitnick, Mark Margolis, Mary Quant, and Sinéad O'Connor. After him are Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Gianluca Vialli, Anne Perry, Charlie Munger, Ruslan Khasbulatov, and Federico Bahamontes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wayne Shorter ranks 2,209 out of 18,182. Before him are Annie Jump Cannon (1863), George Crumb (1929), Henry Winkler (1945), Thomas Tew (1649), Bill Finger (1914), and Matt Dillon (1964). After him are Henry A. Wallace (1888), Katey Sagal (1954), Voltairine de Cleyre (1866), Judd Hirsch (1935), Chazz Palminteri (1952), and Bill Conti (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Wayne Shorter ranks 119. Before him are Bobby McFerrin (1950), Steve Morse (1954), Tony Levin (1946), Buddy Guy (1936), Pat Martino (1944), and Moondog (1916). After him are John Frusciante (1970), Chet Atkins (1924), Duane Allman (1946), Jelly Roll Morton (1890), Peggy Lee (1920), and John Phillips (1935).

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