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Louis Armstrong

1901 - 1971

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Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of jazz. Armstrong received numerous accolades including the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Armstrong is the 10th most popular musician (down from 9th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from United States (down from 90th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Musician.

Louis Armstrong was a jazz trumpeter and singer. He was most famous for his scat singing, or singing without words.

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Among musicians, Louis Armstrong ranks 10 out of 3,175. Before him are Michael Jackson, Franz Liszt, Niccolò Paganini, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, and B.B. King. After him are Clara Schumann, Leonard Cohen, Lemmy, Jeff Beck, Roger Taylor, and Paul McCartney.

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Among people born in 1901, Louis Armstrong ranks 7. Before him are Hirohito, Walt Disney, Werner Heisenberg, Marlene Dietrich, Enrico Fermi, and Sukarno. After him are Rudolf Höss, Jacques Lacan, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Fulgencio Batista, Clark Gable, and Linus Pauling. Among people deceased in 1971, Louis Armstrong ranks 5. Before him are Igor Stravinsky, Nikita Khrushchev, Coco Chanel, and Lawrence Bragg. After him are Jim Morrison, Paul Karrer, John Boyd Orr, György Lukács, Wendell Meredith Stanley, Audie Murphy, and Giorgos Seferis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Louis Armstrong ranks 107 out of 20,380. Before him are Anthony Fauci (1940), Dustin Hoffman (1937), Theodore Roosevelt (1858), Charles H. Townes (1915), Bernie Madoff (1938), and Richard Stallman (1953). After him are Marvin Gaye (1939), Vince McMahon (1945), Jim Morrison (1943), Calvin Klein (1942), John Stith Pemberton (1831), and Edwin McMillan (1907).

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Among musicians born in United States, Louis Armstrong ranks 5. Before him are Madonna (1958), Michael Jackson (1958), Bob Dylan (1941), and B.B. King (1925). After him are Jimi Hendrix (1942), Joe Jackson (1928), Ray Charles (1930), Scatman John (1942), Brian Wilson (1942), Ronnie James Dio (1942), and Tom Petty (1950).

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