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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 37,187 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Bob Benny is the 1,168th most popular singer (down from 1,136th in 2019), the 552nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 545th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Belgian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 37k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Bob Benny ranks 1,168 out of 3,528Before him are Pete Ham, Natalie Imbruglia, Jeanette MacDonald, Salvador Sobral, James Arthur, and Elissa. After him are Jelena Karleuša, Ana Torroja, Gil Scott-Heron, Daimaou Kosaka, Gertrud Elisabeth Mara, and Mahsun Kırmızıgül.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bob Benny ranks 299Before him are Bernard Agré, Abdur Rahman Biswas, Ali Javan, René Depestre, Enzo Sacchi, and A. N. R. Robinson. After him are Walter Sedlmayr, Carlos Roberto Reina, Philippe Chatrier, Jacques Rozier, Revaz Chkheidze, and Rodrigo Carazo Odio. Among people deceased in 2011, Bob Benny ranks 262Before him are Vittorio De Seta, Peter Post, Kenneth Mars, Marco Simoncelli, Abderrahmane Mahjoub, and Max van der Stoel. After him are Gil Scott-Heron, Dana Wynter, Mikhail Simonov, Birgitta Trotzig, Amparo Muñoz, and Gunnar Fischer.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Bob Benny ranks 552 out of 1,019Before him are Willem Elsschot (1882), Johan Museeuw (1965), Stijn Streuvels (1871), Gérard Leman (1851), Nicolas Hoydonckx (1900), and Emiel Puttemans (1947). After him are Nelly Landry (1916), Guido Reybrouck (1941), Jean De Clercq (1905), Henri Grégoire (1881), Thorgan Hazard (1993), and Germain Derycke (1929).

Among SINGERS In Belgium

Among singers born in Belgium, Bob Benny ranks 13Before him are René Jacobs (1946), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), Solange Berry (1932), Kate Ryan (1980), Sandra Kim (1972), and Natacha Atlas (1964). After him are Helmut Lotti (1969), Jean Vallée (1941), Hadise (1985), Ann Christy (1945), Maurane (1960), and Pierre Rapsat (1948).