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Woody Herman

1913 - 1987

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Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his death in 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Woody Herman has received more than 548,293 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Woody Herman is the 1,027th most popular musician (down from 778th in 2019), the 5,023rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,931st in 2019) and the 370th most popular American Musician.

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  • 550k

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  • 49.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Woody Herman ranks 1,027 out of 2,662. Before him are Jason Becker, Dave Lombardo, Daevid Allen, Ludacris, David Sanborn, and Wynton Kelly. After him are Ivan Lins, Matisyahu, Louis Jordan, Mark St. John, S. D. Burman, and Fletcher Henderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Woody Herman ranks 182. Before him are Mark Robson, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, Vince Lombardi, Ljuba Welitsch, John Garfield, and Luis Miró. After him are Géza Kalocsay, Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, Carl-Henning Pedersen, Joe Simon, Jean Nicolas, and Roberto Porta. Among people deceased in 1987, Woody Herman ranks 143. Before him are M. G. Ramachandran, Richard Marquand, Gioacchino Colombo, Arne Borg, Madeleine Carroll, and Kristjan Palusalu. After him are Conny Plank, Georg Muche, Arturo Torres Carrasco, Ray Bolger, Gerardo Diego, and Meena Keshwar Kamal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Woody Herman ranks 5,023 out of 18,182. Before him are David Brin (1950), John Slattery (1962), Evelyn Berezin (1925), Swoosie Kurtz (1944), Sargent Shriver (1915), and Johnny Nash (1940). After him are Wallace Clement Sabine (1868), Ron Kovic (1946), David Rasche (1944), Louis Leon Thurstone (1887), Brendan Eich (1961), and Frank Marshall (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Woody Herman ranks 370. Before him are Jimmy Cobb (1929), Tony Visconti (1944), Jason Becker (1969), Ludacris (1977), David Sanborn (1945), and Wynton Kelly (1931). After him are Matisyahu (1979), Louis Jordan (1908), Mark St. John (1956), Fletcher Henderson (1897), Charlie Mariano (1923), and Mike Bloomfield (1943).

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