SINGER

Billy Paul

1934 - 2016

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Paul Williams (December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016), known professionally as Billy Paul, was an American soul singer, known for his 1972 No. 1 single "Me and Mrs. Jones". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Paul has received more than 1,096,898 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Billy Paul is the 962nd most popular singer (down from 809th in 2019), the 5,046th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,541st in 2019) and the 250th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Billy Paul ranks 962 out of 4,381. Before him are Hana Hegerová, Boz Scaggs, BoA, Joan Osborne, Caroline Unger, and Alfred Deller. After him are Chava Alberstein, Walter Andreas Schwarz, Randy Crawford, Nina Grieg, Célestine Galli-Marié, and Mariza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Billy Paul ranks 269. Before him are Otis Rush, Phan Văn Khải, Maurice Godelier, Vladislao Cap, Murtaza Rakhimov, and Nicholas Liverpool. After him are Tom Baker, Paul Naschy, Gulzar, Jean Marsh, Jacek Kuroń, and Robin Milner. Among people deceased in 2016, Billy Paul ranks 255. Before him are Ioannis Grivas, Nancy Mackay, Alan Thicke, Leon Russell, Jiří Tichý, and Marc Riboud. After him are Marco Pannella, Ernst Neizvestny, Abdul Sattar Edhi, Leonid Zhabotinsky, Yvette Chauviré, and Faina Melnik.

Others Born in 1934

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Others Deceased in 2016

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Paul ranks 5,046 out of 20,380. Before him are Cecil Taylor (1929), Lydia Davis (1947), Ralph Hartley (1888), Edward Stettinius Jr. (1900), Kathryn Adams (1893), and Michael Blake (1945). After him are Don Felder (1947), Peter Sarsgaard (1971), Jeanne Crain (1925), Ethel Merman (1908), Ethel Catherwood (1908), and Don Bragg (1935).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Billy Paul ranks 250. Before him are Leontyne Price (1927), Rita Coolidge (1945), Judy Collins (1939), Leon Russell (1942), Boz Scaggs (1944), and Joan Osborne (1962). After him are Randy Crawford (1952), Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893), Rosa Ponselle (1897), Megan Thee Stallion (1995), Nas (1973), and Val Valentino (1956).

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