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Billy Higgins

1936 - 2001

Billy Higgins

Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Higgins is the 2,211th most popular musician (down from 2,090th in 2024), the 11,995th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,932nd in 2019) and the 893rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Billy Higgins ranks 2,211 out of 3,175. Before him are Marshmello, Marcella Detroit, Merle Travis, Earl Hooker, Konstantin Meladze, and St. Vincent. After him are Jeffrey Hammond, Yuri Kasparyan, Dee Palmer, Stanislav Bunin, Rod Temperton, and Kenny Garrett.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Marshmello
1992 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 2,205
Marcella Detroit
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 2,206
Merle Travis
1917 - 1983
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 2,207
Earl Hooker
1930 - 1970
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 2,208
Konstantin Meladze
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 2,209
St. Vincent
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 2,210
Billy Higgins
1936 - 2001
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 2,211
Jeffrey Hammond
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 2,212
Yuri Kasparyan
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 2,213
Dee Palmer
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 2,214
Stanislav Bunin
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 2,215
Rod Temperton
1949 - 2016
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 2,216
Kenny Garrett
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 2,217

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Billy Higgins ranks 551. Before him are Adrian Smith, Mihály Fülöp, Peter Duesberg, Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, Barbara Mikulski, and Tommy Steele. After him are Reginald Hill, Dave Allen, Sergio Navarro, Jackie Lewis, Rosemary Radford Ruether, and James Bridges. Among people deceased in 2001, Billy Higgins ranks 325. Before him are Joyce King, Bruce Halford, Julie Bishop, Horace Gwynne, Bob Tinning, and Cássia Eller. After him are Billy Liddell, Jay Chamberlain, G. N. Ramachandran, A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, Tony Ashton, and Govan Mbeki.

Others Born in 1936

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Adrian Smith
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 545
Mihály Fülöp
ATHLETE
1936 - 2006
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 546
Peter Duesberg
BIOLOGIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 547
Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 548
Barbara Mikulski
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 549
Tommy Steele
SINGER
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 550
Billy Higgins
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2001
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 551
Reginald Hill
WRITER
1936 - 2012
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 552
Dave Allen
ACTOR
1936 - 2005
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 553
Sergio Navarro
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 554
Jackie Lewis
RACING DRIVER
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 555
Rosemary Radford Ruether
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 556
James Bridges
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 1993
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 557

Others Deceased in 2001

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Joyce King
ATHLETE
1920 - 2001
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 319
Bruce Halford
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 2001
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 320
Julie Bishop
ACTOR
1914 - 2001
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 321
Horace Gwynne
BOXER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 322
Bob Tinning
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2001
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 323
Cássia Eller
SINGER
1962 - 2001
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 324
Billy Higgins
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2001
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 325
Billy Liddell
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 326
Jay Chamberlain
RACING DRIVER
1925 - 2001
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 327
G. N. Ramachandran
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 328
A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2001
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 329
Tony Ashton
SINGER
1946 - 2001
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 330
Govan Mbeki
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2001
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 331