SINGER
Bessie Smith
1894 - 1937
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bessie Smith has received more than 4,295,689 page views. Her biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Bessie Smith is the 239th most popular singer (down from 220th in 2019), the 1,575th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,423rd in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Singer.
Bessie Smith was an African-American blues singer who is most famous for her song "Downhearted Blues."
Memorability Metrics
4.3M
Page Views (PV)
59.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
3.51
Effective Languages (L*)
4.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Bessie Smiths by language
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Bessie Smith ranks 239 out of 3,528. Before her are Anthony Kiedis, Jacqueline Boyer, Zucchero Fornaciari, Beyoncé, Kim Carnes, and Nicolai Ghiaurov. After her are Van Morrison, Eazy-E, Marian Gold, Gary Brooker, F. R. David, and Nicolai Gedda.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Anthony Kiedis
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 233
Jacqueline Boyer
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 234
Zucchero Fornaciari
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 235
Beyoncé
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 236
Kim Carnes
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 237
Nicolai Ghiaurov
1929 - 2004
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 238
Bessie Smith
1894 - 1937
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 239
Van Morrison
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 240
Eazy-E
1964 - 1995
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 241
Marian Gold
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 242
Gary Brooker
1945 - 2022
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 243
F. R. David
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 244
Nicolai Gedda
1925 - 2017
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 245
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1894, Bessie Smith ranks 55. Before her are Aino Aalto, Percy Spencer, Leo Kanner, Ernst Lindemann, V. V. Giri, and Ásgeir Ásgeirsson. After her are André Kertész, Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Walter Brennan, Anton Mussert, Dimitri Tiomkin, and Walter Warlimont. Among people deceased in 1937, Bessie Smith ranks 41. Before her are Wallace Carothers, Edith Wharton, Pavel Florensky, Louis Vierne, Georgy Pyatakov, and Keke Geladze. After her are Ray Ewry, Chūya Nakahara, Vincenzo Lancia, Andrés Nin Pérez, Abd al-Hafid of Morocco, and Max Adler.
Others Born in 1894
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Aino Aalto
1894 - 1949
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 49
Percy Spencer
1894 - 1970
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 50
Leo Kanner
1894 - 1981
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 51
Ernst Lindemann
1894 - 1941
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 52
V. V. Giri
1894 - 1980
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 53
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
1894 - 1972
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 54
Bessie Smith
1894 - 1937
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 55
André Kertész
1894 - 1985
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 56
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
1894 - 1924
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 57
Walter Brennan
1894 - 1974
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 58
Anton Mussert
1894 - 1946
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 59
Dimitri Tiomkin
1894 - 1979
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 60
Walter Warlimont
1894 - 1976
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 61
Others Deceased in 1937
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Wallace Carothers
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 35
Edith Wharton
1862 - 1937
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 36
Pavel Florensky
1882 - 1937
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 37
Louis Vierne
1870 - 1937
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 38
Georgy Pyatakov
1890 - 1937
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 39
Keke Geladze
1858 - 1937
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 40
Bessie Smith
1894 - 1937
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 41
Ray Ewry
1873 - 1937
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 42
Chūya Nakahara
1907 - 1937
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 43
Vincenzo Lancia
1881 - 1937
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 44
Andrés Nin Pérez
1892 - 1937
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 45
Abd al-Hafid of Morocco
1875 - 1937
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 46
Max Adler
1873 - 1937
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 47
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bessie Smith ranks 1,575 out of 18,182. Before her are Lee de Forest (1873), Joseph Nye (1937), George C. Scott (1927), Frederic Edwin Church (1826), Edward W. Morley (1838), and Alonzo Church (1903). After her are Michael Madsen (1957), Eazy-E (1964), Donald J. Cram (1919), Grant Wood (1891), Reed Hastings (1960), and Mike Powell (1963).
Others born in United States
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Lee de Forest
1873 - 1961
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 1,569
Joseph Nye
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 1,570
George C. Scott
1927 - 1999
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 1,571
Frederic Edwin Church
1826 - 1900
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 1,572
Edward W. Morley
1838 - 1923
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 1,573
Alonzo Church
1903 - 1995
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 1,574
Bessie Smith
1894 - 1937
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 1,575
Michael Madsen
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 1,576
Eazy-E
1964 - 1995
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 1,577
Donald J. Cram
1919 - 2001
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 1,578
Grant Wood
1891 - 1942
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 1,579
Reed Hastings
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 1,580
Mike Powell
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,581
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Bessie Smith ranks 78. Before her are Debbie Harry (1945), Lil Wayne (1982), Chris Cornell (1964), Anthony Kiedis (1962), Beyoncé (1981), and Kim Carnes (1945). After her are Eazy-E (1964), John Fogerty (1945), Sonny Bono (1935), Hank Williams (1923), Jessye Norman (1945), and Mahalia Jackson (1911).
Debbie Harry
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 72
Lil Wayne
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 73
Chris Cornell
1964 - 2017
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 74
Anthony Kiedis
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 75
Beyoncé
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 76
Kim Carnes
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 77
Bessie Smith
1894 - 1937
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 78
Eazy-E
1964 - 1995
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 79
John Fogerty
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 80
Sonny Bono
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 81
Hank Williams
1923 - 1953
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 82
Jessye Norman
1945 - 2019
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 83
Mahalia Jackson
1911 - 1972
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 84
