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Barry White

1944 - 2003

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Barry Eugene White (September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring R&B, soul, funk, and disco songs such as his two biggest hits: "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" and "You're the First, the Last, My Everything". White recorded 20 studio albums during the course of his career, but multiple versions and compilations were released worldwide that were certified gold, 41 of which also attained platinum status. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry White has received more than 6,939,097 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Barry White is the 36th most popular singer (down from 32nd in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from United States (down from 202nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Singer.

Barry White is most famous for his deep, raspy voice and sensual lyrics. He is a singer, songwriter, and producer of soul and R&B music.

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  • 6.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Barry White ranks 36 out of 4,381. Before him are Whitney Houston, Johnny Cash, Celine Dion, Mireille Mathieu, Nana Mouskouri, and Nico. After him are Albano Carrisi, Amanda Lear, Barbra Streisand, Plácido Domingo, Joe Cocker, and Miriam Makeba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Barry White ranks 10. Before him are Jeff Beck, Michael Douglas, George Lucas, Alexander Van der Bellen, Jairzinho, and Rutger Hauer. After him are Reinhold Messner, Ban Ki-moon, Ernő Rubik, Carlos Alberto Torres, Joe Cocker, and Dzhokhar Dudayev. Among people deceased in 2003, Barry White ranks 11. Before him are Heydar Aliyev, Idi Amin, Robert K. Merton, Alija Izetbegović, Gregory Peck, and Johnny Cash. After him are Maurice Gibb, Ilya Prigogine, Nina Simone, Soong Mei-ling, Edward Said, and Alan Bates.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barry White ranks 217 out of 20,380. Before him are Buzz Aldrin (1930), Benjamin Harrison (1833), Richard Gere (1949), John Quincy Adams (1767), Robert Andrews Millikan (1868), and Quentin Tarantino (1963). After him are Rocky Marciano (1923), Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866), Adam Sandler (1966), Priscilla Presley (1945), Humphrey Bogart (1899), and Talcott Parsons (1902).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Barry White ranks 14. Before him are Jim Morrison (1943), Joan Baez (1941), Tupac Shakur (1971), Patti Smith (1946), Whitney Houston (1963), and Johnny Cash (1932). After him are Barbra Streisand (1942), James Brown (1933), 50 Cent (1975), Joe Dassin (1938), Lisa Marie Presley (1968), and Nina Simone (1933).

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