1933 - 2023
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.
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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.
1944 - 2021
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 389
1921 - 1986
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 390
1715 - 1739
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 391
1916 - 1999
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 392
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 393
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 394
1933 - 2023
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 395
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 396
1922 - 2020
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 397
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 398
1924 - 2001
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 399
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 400
1756 - 1842
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 401
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.
1933 - 2003
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 113
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 114
1933 - 2016
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 115
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 116
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 117
1933 - 2022
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 118
1933 - 2023
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 119
1933 - 1991
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 120
1933 - 2004
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 121
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 122
1933 - 2019
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 123
1933 - 2008
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 124
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 125
1940 - 2023
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 79
1936 - 2023
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 80
1963 - 2023
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 81
1939 - 2023
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 82
1930 - 2023
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 83
1966 - 2023
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 84
1933 - 2023
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 85
1942 - 2023
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 86
1964 - 2023
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 87
1938 - 2023
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 88
1924 - 2023
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 89
1942 - 2023
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 90
1928 - 2023
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 91
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).
1863 - 1941
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 2,203
1929 - 2022
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 2,204
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 2,205
1649 - 1695
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 2,206
1914 - 1974
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 2,207
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 2,208
1933 - 2023
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 2,209
1888 - 1965
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 2,210
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 2,211
1866 - 1912
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 2,212
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 2,213
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 2,214
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 2,215
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).
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 113
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 114
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 115
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 116
1944 - 2021
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 117
1916 - 1999
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 118
1933 - 2023
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 119
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 120
1924 - 2001
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 121
1946 - 1971
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 122
1890 - 1941
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 123
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 124
1935 - 2001
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 125