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Willie Dixon

1915 - 1992

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William James Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he is perhaps best known as one of the most prolific songwriters of his time. Next to Muddy Waters, Dixon is recognized as the most influential person in shaping the post–World War II sound of the Chicago blues.Dixon's songs have been recorded by countless musicians in many genres as well as by various ensembles in which he participated. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willie Dixon has received more than 1,353,377 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Willie Dixon is the 726th most popular musician (up from 757th in 2019), the 3,669th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,833rd in 2019) and the 224th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Willie Dixons by language

Over the past year Willie Dixon has had the most page views in the with 134,528 views, followed by Spanish (10,503), and German (8,315). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Japanese (78.12%), Norwegian (Nynorsk) (65.26%), and Hungarian (57.58%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Willie Dixon ranks 726 out of 3,175. Before him are Brian Molko, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Chucho Valdés, Avicii, John Illsley, and Herb Alpert. After him are Horace Silver, Rick Astley, Ivan Mládek, Ron McGovney, Hilton Valentine, and Tim Buckley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Willie Dixon ranks 112. Before him are Alberto Burri, Paul Castellano, John Profumo, Herma Bauma, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, and Edmond O'Brien. After him are Albert Ghiorso, Takeshi Kamo, Maxime Rodinson, Nam Il, Sergio Bertoni, and Robert Motherwell. Among people deceased in 1992, Willie Dixon ranks 123. Before him are Anthony Dawson, Ernst Schäfer, Gustav Lombard, Farag Foda, Nie Rongzhen, and Emilio Recoba. After him are Angela Carter, Rihei Sano, František Tomášek, Giovanni Colombo, Richard Hartshorne, and Juanito.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Willie Dixon ranks 3,669 out of 20,380. Before him are Judith Light (1949), Warren Sturgis McCulloch (1898), Sage Stallone (1976), Tina Fey (1970), Anna Faris (1976), and Herb Alpert (1935). After him are Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866), Rob Lowe (1964), La Monte Young (1935), Lucius D. Clay (1898), Richard Anderson (1926), and Horace Silver (1928).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Willie Dixon ranks 224. Before him are Elmore James (1918), The Big Bopper (1930), Kenny Clarke (1914), Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929), Max Roach (1924), and Herb Alpert (1935). After him are Horace Silver (1928), Ron McGovney (1962), Tim Buckley (1947), Kerry King (1964), Bix Beiderbecke (1903), and Jim Hall (1930).

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