SINGER
Bill Medley
1940 - Today
Bill Medley
William Thomas Medley (born September 19, 1940) is an American singer best known as one-half of The Righteous Brothers. He is noted for his bass-baritone voice, exemplified in songs such as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Medley has received more than 2,870,578 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Bill Medley is the 1,038th most popular singer (down from 869th in 2019), the 5,428th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,893rd in 2019) and the 269th most popular American Singer.
Memorability Metrics
2.9M
Page Views (PV)
49.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.36
Effective Languages (L*)
3.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Bill Medleys by language
Over the past year Bill Medley has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 405,011 views, followed by Portuguese (24,664), and German (23,330). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Macedonian (560.53%), Southern Azerbaijani (106.88%), and Egyptian Arabic (61.44%)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Bill Medley ranks 1,038 out of 4,381. Before him are Bill Kaulitz, Elissa, Nora Nova, Lynn Anderson, Mark Tornillo, and Emma Bunton. After him are Nik Kershaw, Helene Fischer, Nina Badrić, Julia Boutros, Nilla Pizzi, and Suraphol Sombatcharoen.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBill Kaulitz
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 1,032
Elissa
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 1,033
Nora Nova
1928 - 2022
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 1,034
Lynn Anderson
1947 - 2015
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 1,035
Mark Tornillo
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 1,036
Emma Bunton
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 1,037
Bill Medley
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 1,038
Nik Kershaw
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 1,039
Helene Fischer
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 1,040
Nina Badrić
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 1,041
Julia Boutros
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 1,042
Nilla Pizzi
1919 - 2011
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 1,043
Suraphol Sombatcharoen
1930 - 1968
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 1,044
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Bill Medley ranks 301. Before him are Tony Allen, Lainie Kazan, Giacomo Bulgarelli, Rajendra K. Pachauri, Renato Pozzetto, and William Cohen. After him are Viktor Savinykh, Brigitte Hamann, Arthur Laffer, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Amjad Khan, and Claus Offe.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsTony Allen
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2020
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 295
Lainie Kazan
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 296
Giacomo Bulgarelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2009
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 297
Rajendra K. Pachauri
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - 2020
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 298
Renato Pozzetto
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 299
William Cohen
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 300
Bill Medley
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 301
Viktor Savinykh
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 302
Brigitte Hamann
WRITER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 303
Arthur Laffer
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 304
Zhanna Prokhorenko
ACTOR
1940 - 2011
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 305
Amjad Khan
ACTOR
1940 - 1992
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 306
Claus Offe
SOCIOLOGIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 307
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bill Medley ranks 5,428 out of 20,380. Before him are Kyle Chandler (1965), Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906), Thad Jones (1923), Leslie Grossman (1971), William Cohen (1940), and Dixie Carter (1939). After him are Muhtar Kent (1952), Brian Austin Green (1973), John J. McCloy (1895), Babushka Lady (1930), John Ashton (1948), and Richard Helms (1913).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKyle Chandler
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 5,422
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 5,423
Thad Jones
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1986
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 5,424
Leslie Grossman
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 5,425
William Cohen
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 5,426
Dixie Carter
ACTOR
1939 - 2010
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 5,427
Bill Medley
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 5,428
Muhtar Kent
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 5,429
Brian Austin Green
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 5,430
John J. McCloy
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1989
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 5,431
Babushka Lady
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 5,432
John Ashton
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 5,433
Richard Helms
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2002
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 5,434
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Bill Medley ranks 269. Before him are Eric Johnson (1954), Toni Braxton (1967), Jon Brion (1963), Beth Hart (1972), Lynn Anderson (1947), and Mark Tornillo (1954). After him are Vanilla Ice (1967), Demi Lovato (1992), Adrian Belew (1949), Virginia E. Johnson (1925), Donny Hathaway (1945), and Tammy Wynette (1942).
Eric Johnson
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 263
Toni Braxton
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 264
Jon Brion
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 265
Beth Hart
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 266
Lynn Anderson
1947 - 2015
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 267
Mark Tornillo
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 268
Bill Medley
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 269
Vanilla Ice
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 270
Demi Lovato
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 271
Adrian Belew
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 272
Virginia E. Johnson
1925 - 2013
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 273
Donny Hathaway
1945 - 1979
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 274
Tammy Wynette
1942 - 1998
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 275