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Bob Benny

1926 - 2011

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Bob Benny (18 May 1926 – 29 March 2011), born Emilius Wagemans, was a Belgian singer and musical theatre performer, who participated in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1959 and 1961. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Benny has received more than 42,058 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Bob Benny is the 1,343rd most popular singer (down from 1,164th in 2019), the 635th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 551st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Belgian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 42k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Bob Benny ranks 1,343 out of 4,381. Before him are Beth Carvalho, Jovanotti, Florent Pagny, Anna Jantar, Mathilde Marchesi, and Johnny Mathis. After him are Shirley Manson, Simone Simons, Anahí, Nek, John Paul Young, and Siti Nurhaliza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bob Benny ranks 346. Before him are Zig Ziglar, Luigi De Magistris, Dilhan Eryurt, Pino Dordoni, Yehuda Bauer, and Abel Goumba. After him are Egisto Pandolfini, Rafael Azcona, Brita Borg, Joe Slovo, Anneliese Rothenberger, and James Best. Among people deceased in 2011, Bob Benny ranks 313. Before him are Jean Tabary, Charles Jarrott, Georg Sterzinsky, Maurice Goldhaber, Henry Cooper, and Juan Tuñas. After him are Gunnar Fischer, Jack LaLanne, Jan van Beveren, Joanna Russ, Iván Menczel, and Marie Ljalková.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Bob Benny ranks 635 out of 1,190. Before him are Étienne Constantin de Gerlache (1785), Thomas Meunier (1991), Johan De Muynck (1948), Frans Schollaert (1851), Suzanne Lilar (1901), and Johan Museeuw (1965). After him are Jean Thissen (1946), Julien Cools (1947), Thorgan Hazard (1993), Victor Leemans (1901), Georges Theunis (1873), and Prosper Bruggeman (1873).

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Among SINGERS In Belgium

Among singers born in Belgium, Bob Benny ranks 15. Before him are Arno (1949), Kate Ryan (1980), Sandra Kim (1972), Natacha Atlas (1964), Eddy Wally (1932), and Helmut Lotti (1969). After him are Jean Vallée (1941), Dana Winner (1965), Ann Christy (1945), Hadise (1985), Louis Neefs (1937), and Lize Marke (1936).

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