SINGER

Billy Vaughn

1919 - 1991

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William Vaughn, popularly known as Billy Vaughn (born Richard Smith Vaughn, April 12, 1919 – September 26, 1991) was an American musician, singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Vaughn has received more than 285,674 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Billy Vaughn is the 737th most popular singer (up from 771st in 2019), the 3,931st most popular biography from United States (up from 4,370th in 2019) and the 202nd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Billy Vaughn ranks 737 out of 4,381Before him are Sheryl Crow, Kadim Al Sahir, Aaliyah, Izhar Cohen, Floor Jansen, and Limahl. After him are Mike Love, Frank Sinatra Jr., Edita Piekha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Juanes, and Indila.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Billy Vaughn ranks 147Before him are Antonio Aguilar, Paul de Man, Abdirashid Shermarke, Fritz Muliar, I. K. Gujral, and Kathleen Freeman. After him are Robert Stack, Ota Šik, Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Joan Brossa, Maurice Hilleman, and Dan O'Herlihy. Among people deceased in 1991, Billy Vaughn ranks 112Before him are Rufino Tamayo, Andrzej Panufnik, Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Nicholas Poppe, Miodrag Bulatović, and Abderrahmane Farès. After him are Gloria Holden, Ho Jong-suk, Robert Motherwell, Ali Sabri, Antoine Berman, and Edwin H. Land.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Vaughn ranks 3,931 out of 20,380Before him are Erik Estrada (1949), Rosalind Russell (1907), Georgia Hale (1900), Blake Clark (1946), Milton George Henschel (1920), and Tommy Morrison (1969). After him are Chris Gardner (1954), Horace Mann (1796), Lauren Holly (1963), Mike Love (1941), Sable (1967), and Dabney Coleman (1932).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Billy Vaughn ranks 202Before him are Gladys Knight (1944), Christopher Cross (1951), Peter Steele (1962), Ronnie Spector (1943), Sheryl Crow (1962), and Aaliyah (1979). After him are Mike Love (1941), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Patsy Cline (1932), Tammi Terrell (1945), Belinda Carlisle (1958), and Big Sean (1988).