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Bobbie Gentry

1942 - Today

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Bobbie Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942) is an American retired singer-songwriter. She was one of the first female artists in America to compose and produce her own material. Gentry rose to international fame in 1967 with her Southern Gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bobbie Gentry has received more than 3,511,192 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Bobbie Gentry is the 2,048th most popular singer (down from 1,834th in 2019), the 10,970th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,950th in 2019) and the 532nd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Bobbie Gentry ranks 2,048 out of 4,381. Before her are Eyal Golan, Pratima Barua Pandey, Kristina Orbakaitė, Macklemore, Cristina D'Avena, and Sheb Wooley. After her are Michael Wong, Slim Thug, Jain, Lee Donghae, Yodrak Salakjai, and Jason Kouchak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Bobbie Gentry ranks 647. Before her are Dennis Hastert, Dave Cutler, Harry Chapin, Richard D. Wolff, Karen Hantze Susman, and Alan Rachins. After her are Andrew Vachss, Howard Jacobson, Adrien Houngbédji, Donald E. Williams, Richard Myers, and Ozren Bonačić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobbie Gentry ranks 10,970 out of 20,380. Before her are Macklemore (1983), J. Donald Cameron (1833), James Badge Dale (1978), Sheb Wooley (1921), Henriette Avram (1919), and George Karl (1951). After her are Jeffrey Williams (1958), Marjorie Rambeau (1889), Pat Brown (1905), Raylene (1977), Slim Thug (1980), and Kristy McNichol (1962).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Bobbie Gentry ranks 532. Before her are Jackson C. Frank (1943), Harry Chapin (1942), Rockwell (1964), AJ McLean (1978), Macklemore (1983), and Sheb Wooley (1921). After her are Slim Thug (1980), Mary Costa (1930), Jack Jones (1938), David Ruffin (1941), Jam Master Jay (1965), and Soraya (1969).

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