SINGER

Betty Carter

1929 - 1998

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Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative interpretation of lyrics and melodies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Betty Carter has received more than 432,255 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Betty Carter is the 1,440th most popular singer (down from 1,288th in 2019), the 7,414th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,937th in 2019) and the 352nd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Betty Carter ranks 1,440 out of 4,381. Before her are Den Harrow, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Jimmy Makulis, Toshi, Jim Kerr, and Antonina Nezhdanova. After her are Víctor Balaguer, Curt Smith, Olga Guillot, Radojka Šverko, Van McCoy, and Wayne Newton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Betty Carter ranks 387. Before her are Eliseo Prado, Elizabeth Spriggs, Beverly Sills, Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, Pat Crawford Brown, and Eberhard Jäckel. After her are Jaime Gómez, Gerald Dreyer, Igor Novikov, Thomas Remengesau Sr., Richard Bass, and Ödön Földessy. Among people deceased in 1998, Betty Carter ranks 235. Before her are Anna Maria Ortese, Aurélio de Lira Tavares, Ferenc Sidó, James Algar, Patricia Hayes, and Giovanni Valetti. After her are Wendy O. Williams, Alice Faye, Charles Lang, André Chorda, Jane Bell, and Leo Buscaglia.

Others Born in 1929

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Betty Carter ranks 7,414 out of 20,380. Before her are Karl Logan (1965), Richard Hilton (1955), Steve Forrest (1925), Shea Whigham (1969), Debra Monk (1949), and Walt Bellamy (1939). After her are Ramsey Lewis (1935), William Bolcom (1938), Peter Schickele (1935), Sean Lennon (1975), Michael J. Anderson (1953), and Joy Mangano (1956).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Betty Carter ranks 352. Before her are Vic Damone (1928), Vikki Carr (1941), Beverly Sills (1929), Christina Milian (1981), Andra Day (1984), and Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968). After her are Van McCoy (1940), Wayne Newton (1942), Ethel Waters (1896), Arlo Guthrie (1947), Lil Peep (1996), and Jello Biafra (1958).

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