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Bobbie Gentry

1942 - Today

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Bobbie Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942) is a retired American 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 3,242,199 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Bobbie Gentry is the 1,840th most popular singer (down from 1,718th in 2019), the 9,973rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,457th in 2019) and the 508th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Bobbie Gentry ranks 1,840 out of 3,528. Before her are Jam Master Jay, Jimmy Witherspoon, Deryck Whibley, Lucinda Williams, Lee Tae-yong, and Eleni Foureira. After her are Alsou, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Big Pun, Kyōko Koizumi, Marta Jandová, and Roberta Peters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Bobbie Gentry ranks 569. Before her are Danny Ongais, Mirja Lehtonen, Eugène Camara, Lyle Campbell, Sila María Calderón, and Munyoro Nyamau. After her are Rubén Marcos, Harry Chapin, Honorino Landa, Susan Hill, Walter Rodney, and Frankie Lymon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobbie Gentry ranks 9,973 out of 18,182. Before her are Christian Brando (1958), Fidel LaBarba (1905), Sam Hanks (1914), Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968), Bree Olson (1986), and Ken Berry (1933). After her are Cam Newton (1989), Edith Massey (1918), Dave Schultz (1959), Madelaine Petsch (1994), John B. Anderson (1922), and Melissa Ponzio (1972).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Bobbie Gentry ranks 508. Before her are Dianne Reeves (1956), Kevin DuBrow (1955), Taylor Dayne (1962), Jam Master Jay (1965), Jimmy Witherspoon (1920), and Lucinda Williams (1953). After her are Big Pun (1971), Roberta Peters (1930), Roy Acuff (1903), Harry Chapin (1942), Macklemore (1983), and B-Real (1970).

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