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Billy Eckstine

1914 - 1993

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William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Eckstine has received more than 750,402 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Billy Eckstine is the 1,486th most popular singer (down from 1,461st in 2019), the 7,894th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,019th in 2019) and the 389th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Billy Eckstine ranks 1,486 out of 3,528. Before him are Raf, Apl.de.ap, Najwa Karam, Zemfira, Christina Milian, and Rufus Thomas. After him are Sally Yeh, Lio, Imany, Paulo de Carvalho, Elisabeth Andreassen, and Anne Murray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Billy Eckstine ranks 292. Before him are Sonny Boy Williamson I, Jeff Corey, Armen Alchian, Sven Jacobsson, Mary Carlisle, and Wendell Corey. After him are František Čapek, Mustafa Mansour, Robert R. Wilson, Rolf Holmberg, Robert Alda, and Sven Fahlman. Among people deceased in 1993, Billy Eckstine ranks 210. Before him are Alexis Smith, Edwin Vásquez, Utpal Dutt, Edivaldo Martins Fonseca, Paul Mebus, and Göta Pettersson. After him are Mia Zapata, Natália Correia, Heinz Kubsch, Tahar Djaout, Muhammad Khan Junejo, and Ihor Turchyn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Eckstine ranks 7,894 out of 18,182. Before him are Helen Ferguson (1901), Buck Angel (1962), Jesse Metcalfe (1978), Alexis Arquette (1969), Alfred W. Crosby (1931), and Zach McGowan (1980). After him are Lawrence Gordon (1936), Robert H. Dennard (1932), John Jacob Abel (1857), Samuel Alito (1950), Roy Ayers (1940), and Mary L. Cleave (1947).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Billy Eckstine ranks 389. Before him are Reba McEntire (1955), Toni Basil (1943), Wiz Khalifa (1987), Andra Day (1984), Christina Milian (1981), and Rufus Thomas (1917). After him are Randy Jones (1952), Charles Brown (1922), Lil Nas X (1999), Frederica von Stade (1945), Jo Stafford (1917), and Kid Rock (1971).

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