Singer

Laura Branigan

American singer, songwriter, and actress

1952 - 2004

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Laura Branigan

Her biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2024). Laura Branigan is the 132nd most popular singer (down from 117th in 2024), the 936th most popular biography from United States (down from 666th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Singer.

Laura Branigan was a singer in the 1980s. She is most famous for her song "Gloria" which was released in 1982.

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1.6M

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70.45

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#1

Laura Branigan is the most memorable of the 2 notable people born in Brewster, New York, United States.

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Laura Branigan's biography appears in 52 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 93% of all Singers.

Jul 3

Laura Branigan shares a July 3 birthday with Franz Kafka, Louis XI of France, and Tom Cruise.

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Among Singers

Among singers, Laura Branigan ranks 132 out of 4,381. Before her are Psy, Harry Belafonte, Mercedes Sosa, Roy Orbison, Georges Moustaki, and George Clinton. After her are Bruce Dickinson, Melanie, Selena, Robin Gibb, Nina Hagen, and Art Garfunkel.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Psy
1977 - Present
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 126
Harry Belafonte
1927 - 2023
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 127
Mercedes Sosa
1935 - 2009
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 128
Roy Orbison
1936 - 1988
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 129
Georges Moustaki
1934 - 2013
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 130
George Clinton
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 131
Laura Branigan
1952 - 2004
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 132
Bruce Dickinson
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 133
Melanie
1947 - 2024
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 134
Selena
1971 - 1995
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 135
Robin Gibb
1949 - 2012
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 136
Nina Hagen
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 137
Art Garfunkel
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 138

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Laura Branigan ranks 44. Before her are Oleg Blokhin, Jacques Audiard, Dominique Mamberti, Maria Schneider, Bronisław Komorowski, and Idriss Déby. After her are Cyril Ramaphosa, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Ko Yong-hui, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Allan Simonsen, and Jimmy Connors. Among people deceased in 2004, Laura Branigan ranks 27. Before her are Janet Leigh, Sune Bergström, Maurice Wilkins, Akhmad Kadyrov, Helmut Newton, and Stieg Larsson. After her are Julius Axelrod, Carlos Kleiber, Ko Yong-hui, Herbert C. Brown, Leônidas, and Gérard Debreu.

Others Born in 1952

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Oleg Blokhin
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 38
Jacques Audiard
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 39
Dominique Mamberti
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 40
Maria Schneider
ACTOR
1952 - 2011
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 41
Bronisław Komorowski
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 42
Idriss Déby
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2021
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 43
Laura Branigan
SINGER
1952 - 2004
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 44
Cyril Ramaphosa
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 45
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2026
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 46
Ko Yong-hui
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2004
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 47
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 48
Allan Simonsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 49
Jimmy Connors
TENNIS PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 50