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Wynton Marsalis

1961 - Today

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Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, and music instructor, who is currently the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has been active in promoting classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awards, and his oratorio Blood on the Fields was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wynton Marsalis has received more than 2,389,161 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Wynton Marsalis is the 1,346th most popular musician (down from 1,099th in 2019), the 6,728th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,354th in 2019) and the 481st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Wynton Marsalis ranks 1,346 out of 3,175. Before him are Ismaël Lô, David Amram, David Hungate, Igor Cavalera, Larry Mullen Jr., and Eric Martin. After him are Gerald Moore, Nikos Xilouris, Jonny Greenwood, Memphis Slim, Tony Scott, and Hugh Masekela.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Wynton Marsalis ranks 243. Before him are Darryl Jones, James Worthy, George Wassouf, Campbell Scott, Larry Mullen Jr., and Chi McBride. After him are Anders Järryd, Florent Pagny, Jonathan Coe, Zoran Tegeltija, Mark Phillips, and Paul McCrane.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wynton Marsalis ranks 6,728 out of 20,380. Before him are Chi McBride (1961), Maurice McLoughlin (1890), Nancy Cartwright (1944), Emma Abbott (1850), Ethel Lackie (1907), and Eric Martin (1960). After him are Ina Claire (1893), Robert Bacon (1860), Deborah Shelton (1948), Kvitka Cisyk (1953), Arlie Russell Hochschild (1940), and Jill Tarter (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Wynton Marsalis ranks 481. Before him are Jo Jones (1911), Darryl Jones (1961), Dexter Holland (1965), David Amram (1930), David Hungate (1948), and Eric Martin (1960). After him are Memphis Slim (1915), Tony Scott (1921), Lester Bowie (1941), Mal Waldron (1925), Bill Monroe (1911), and Tim Hardin (1941).

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