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Herbie Hancock

1940 - Today

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Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, he experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles using a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herbie Hancock is the 178th most popular musician (up from 210th in 2019), the 1,190th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,193rd in 2019) and the 55th most popular American Musician.

Herbie Hancock is most famous for being a jazz pianist and composer.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Herbie Hancock ranks 178 out of 3,175. Before him are Giovanni Battista Viotti, Amy Winehouse, Bill Evans, Anton Diabelli, Gene Simmons, and Ray Manzarek. After him are Chris Slade, Andrés Segovia, Malcolm Young, Lionel Richie, Giya Kancheli, and Compay Segundo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Herbie Hancock ranks 75. Before him are Fatema Mernissi, Toshihide Maskawa, Dennis Tito, George A. Romero, James Cromwell, and Tarō Asō. After him are Cliff Richard, Thomas Harris, Jacques Rancière, Denis Law, Burt Young, and Joachim Frank.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herbie Hancock ranks 1,190 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Bennett (1926), Paul Allen (1953), Tina Fey (1970), James Tobin (1918), Lynn Margulis (1938), and Vivian Maier (1926). After him are Jayne Mansfield (1933), Daniel Goleman (1946), Richard Dreyfuss (1947), Dennis Quaid (1954), Tommy Hilfiger (1951), and Seymour Martin Lipset (1922).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Herbie Hancock ranks 55. Before him are Ritchie Valens (1941), Charley Patton (1891), Lenny Kravitz (1964), Duff McKagan (1964), Bill Evans (1929), and Ray Manzarek (1939). After him are Lionel Richie (1949), Chick Corea (1941), James Hetfield (1963), Stan Getz (1927), Mike Shinoda (1977), and Willie Nelson (1933).

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