Singer

Paul Robeson

American singer, actor, and political activist

1898 - 1976

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Paul Robeson

His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2024). Paul Robeson is the 575th most popular singer (down from 567th in 2024), the 3,559th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,149th in 2019) and the 184th most popular American Singer.

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#1

Paul Robeson is the most memorable of the 17 notable people born in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.

49

Paul Robeson's biography appears in 49 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 92% of all Singers.

Apr 9

Paul Robeson shares a April 9 birthday with Timur, Charles Baudelaire, and Pope Pius IV.

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Among Singers

Among singers, Paul Robeson ranks 575 out of 4,381. Before him are René Jacobs, Adolphe Nourrit, Waylon Jennings, Tito Schipa, Jean-Jacques Goldman, and Alexander Rybak. After him are Rebbie Jackson, Stephen Stills, Gundula Janowitz, David Lee Roth, Barbara Hendricks, and Shi Pei Pu.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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René Jacobs
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 569
Adolphe Nourrit
1802 - 1839
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 570
Waylon Jennings
1937 - 2002
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 571
Tito Schipa
1889 - 1965
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 572
Jean-Jacques Goldman
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 573
Alexander Rybak
1986 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 574
Paul Robeson
1898 - 1976
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 575
Rebbie Jackson
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 576
Stephen Stills
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 577
Gundula Janowitz
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 578
David Lee Roth
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 579
Barbara Hendricks
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 580
Shi Pei Pu
1938 - 2009
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 581

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Paul Robeson ranks 113. Before him are Tawfiq al-Hakim, Tian Han, Eric Hoffer, Achille Van Acker, Katharine Burr Blodgett, and Shinichi Suzuki. After him are Sami al-Hinnawi, Ninette de Valois, Marcel Griaule, Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria, Josep Sunyol, and Vladimir Dekanozov. Among people deceased in 1976, Paul Robeson ranks 93. Before him are Alexander Lippisch, Evert Taube, Orlando Letelier, Gottfried von Cramm, Mohammed Ben Aarafa, and Alexander Novikov. After him are Sal Mineo, Freddie King, Howlin' Wolf, Mikhail Katukov, Silvana Armenulić, and Paul Douglas.

Others Born in 1898

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Tawfiq al-Hakim
WRITER
1898 - 1987
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 107
Tian Han
WRITER
1898 - 1968
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 108
Eric Hoffer
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1983
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 109
Achille Van Acker
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1975
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 110
Katharine Burr Blodgett
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1979
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 111
Shinichi Suzuki
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1998
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 112
Paul Robeson
SINGER
1898 - 1976
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 113
Sami al-Hinnawi
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1950
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 114
Ninette de Valois
DANCER
1898 - 2001
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 115
Marcel Griaule
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1898 - 1956
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 116
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1985
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 117
Josep Sunyol
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1936
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 118
Vladimir Dekanozov
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1953
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 119