SINGER
Édith Piaf
1915 - 1963
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Édith Piaf
Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963), known as Édith Piaf (French pronunciation: [edit pjaf]), was a French singer best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer and one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century. Piaf's music was often autobiographical, and she specialized in chanson réaliste and torch ballads about love, loss and sorrow. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Édith Piaf has received more than 7,679,625 page views. Her biography is available in 126 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 122 in 2019). Édith Piaf is the 2nd most popular singer, the 31st most popular biography from France (down from 30th in 2019) and the most popular French Singer.
Édith Piaf is most famous for her voice.
Memorability Metrics
7.7M
Page Views (PV)
81.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
126
Languages Editions (L)
11.62
Effective Languages (L*)
4.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Édith Piaf ranks 2 out of 4,381. Before her are Elvis Presley. After her are Mick Jagger, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Maria Callas, Cher, Luciano Pavarotti, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Toto Cutugno, Charles Aznavour, and Tina Turner.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsElvis Presley
1935 - 1977
HPI: 82.83
Rank: 1
Édith Piaf
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 2
Mick Jagger
1943 - Present
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 3
Aretha Franklin
1942 - 2018
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 4
Janis Joplin
1943 - 1970
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 5
Maria Callas
1923 - 1977
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 6
Cher
1946 - Present
HPI: 79.48
Rank: 7
Luciano Pavarotti
1935 - 2007
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 8
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 9
Toto Cutugno
1943 - 2023
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 10
Charles Aznavour
1924 - 2018
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 11
Tina Turner
1939 - 2023
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Édith Piaf ranks 1. After her are Augusto Pinochet, Anthony Quinn, Moshe Dayan, Frank Sinatra, Ingrid Bergman, Roland Barthes, Vasily Zaitsev, Yitzhak Shamir, David Rockefeller, Arthur Miller, and Orson Welles. Among people deceased in 1963, Édith Piaf ranks 2. Before her is John F. Kennedy. After her are Lee Harvey Oswald, Pope John XXIII, Robert Frost, Jean Cocteau, Georges Braque, Aldous Huxley, Robert Schuman, Ngo Dinh Diem, Tristan Tzara, and C. S. Lewis.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsÉdith Piaf
SINGER
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 1
Augusto Pinochet
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 2
Anthony Quinn
ACTOR
1915 - 2001
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 3
Moshe Dayan
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 4
Frank Sinatra
SINGER
1915 - 1998
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 5
Ingrid Bergman
ACTOR
1915 - 1982
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 6
Roland Barthes
PHILOSOPHER
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 7
Vasily Zaitsev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1991
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 8
Yitzhak Shamir
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 9
David Rockefeller
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2017
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 10
Arthur Miller
WRITER
1915 - 2005
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 11
Orson Welles
ACTOR
1915 - 1985
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1963
Go to all RankingsJohn F. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1963
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 1
Édith Piaf
SINGER
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 2
Lee Harvey Oswald
EXTREMIST
1939 - 1963
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 3
Pope John XXIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1963
HPI: 79.52
Rank: 4
Robert Frost
WRITER
1874 - 1963
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 5
Jean Cocteau
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 6
Georges Braque
PAINTER
1882 - 1963
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 7
Aldous Huxley
WRITER
1894 - 1963
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 8
Robert Schuman
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1963
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 9
Ngo Dinh Diem
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1963
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 10
Tristan Tzara
WRITER
1896 - 1963
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 11
C. S. Lewis
WRITER
1898 - 1963
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Édith Piaf ranks 31 out of 6,770. Before her are Auguste Comte (1798), Antoine Lavoisier (1743), Denis Diderot (1713), Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807), Nostradamus (1503), and Napoleon III (1808). After her are Paul Gauguin (1848), Émile Durkheim (1858), Alexandre Dumas (1802), Charles Baudelaire (1821), Pierre Curie (1859), and Émile Zola (1840).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAuguste Comte
PHILOSOPHER
1798 - 1857
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 25
Antoine Lavoisier
CHEMIST
1743 - 1794
HPI: 82.14
Rank: 26
Denis Diderot
WRITER
1713 - 1784
HPI: 82.08
Rank: 27
Giuseppe Garibaldi
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1882
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 28
Nostradamus
OCCULTIST
1503 - 1566
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 29
Napoleon III
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1873
HPI: 81.83
Rank: 30
Édith Piaf
SINGER
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 31
Paul Gauguin
PAINTER
1848 - 1903
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 32
Émile Durkheim
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1917
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 33
Alexandre Dumas
WRITER
1802 - 1870
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 34
Charles Baudelaire
WRITER
1821 - 1867
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 35
Pierre Curie
PHYSICIST
1859 - 1906
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 36
Émile Zola
WRITER
1840 - 1902
HPI: 80.76
Rank: 37
Among SINGERS In France
Among singers born in France, Édith Piaf ranks 1. After her are Charles Aznavour (1924), Serge Gainsbourg (1928), Mireille Mathieu (1946), Carlos Gardel (1890), France Gall (1947), Johnny Hallyday (1943), Françoise Hardy (1944), Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), and Manu Chao (1961).
Édith Piaf
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 1
Charles Aznavour
1924 - 2018
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 2
Serge Gainsbourg
1928 - 1991
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 3
Mireille Mathieu
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 4
Carlos Gardel
1890 - 1935
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 5
France Gall
1947 - 2018
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 6
Johnny Hallyday
1943 - 2017
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 7
Françoise Hardy
1944 - 2024
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 8
Gilbert Bécaud
1927 - 2001
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 9
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 10
Marie-Louise O'Murphy
1737 - 1814
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 11
Manu Chao
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 12