SINGER
Bobby Bland
1930 - 2013
Bobby Bland
Robert Calvin Bland (born Robert Calvin Brooks; January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), known professionally as Bobby "Blue" Bland, was an American blues singer. Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. He was described as "among the great storytellers of blues and soul music... [who] created tempestuous arias of love, betrayal and resignation, set against roiling, dramatic orchestrations, and left the listener drained but awed." The inspiration behind his unique style was a Detroit Preacher, CL Franklin, because Bland studied his sermons. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bobby Bland has received more than 897,228 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Bobby Bland is the 1,090th most popular singer (down from 1,006th in 2019), the 5,604th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,512th in 2019) and the 280th most popular American Singer.
Memorability Metrics
900k
Page Views (PV)
49.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
2.80
Effective Languages (L*)
4.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Bobby Blands by language
Over the past year Bobby Bland has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 110,293 views, followed by Japanese (4,761), and German (4,156). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (93.86%), Hungarian (81.66%), and Southern Azerbaijani (60.34%)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Bobby Bland ranks 1,090 out of 4,381. Before him are Caterina Caselli, Patrick Juvet, Luther Vandross, Jonas Kaufmann, Merle Haggard, and Jerome Flynn. After him are Rika Zaraï, Jim Reeves, Flora Purim, Fedora Barbieri, Odetta, and Elisabeth Söderström.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCaterina Caselli
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 1,084
Patrick Juvet
1950 - 2021
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 1,085
Luther Vandross
1951 - 2005
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 1,086
Jonas Kaufmann
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 1,087
Merle Haggard
1937 - 2016
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 1,088
Jerome Flynn
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 1,089
Bobby Bland
1930 - 2013
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 1,090
Rika Zaraï
1938 - 2020
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 1,091
Jim Reeves
1923 - 1964
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 1,092
Flora Purim
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 1,093
Fedora Barbieri
1920 - 2003
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 1,094
Odetta
1930 - 2008
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 1,095
Elisabeth Söderström
1927 - 2009
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 1,096
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Bobby Bland ranks 339. Before him are Marisol Escobar, Jean-Louis de Rambures, Vera T. Sós, Justinas Marcinkevičius, Nadezhda Rumyantseva, and Estela de Carlotto. After him are Odetta, Anthony Harvey, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, Ellen Schwiers, Giorgio Ghezzi, and Bob Guccione. Among people deceased in 2013, Bobby Bland ranks 273. Before him are Ed Koch, Domenico Bartolucci, Krsto Papić, Virginia E. Johnson, Michael Winner, and Princess Margarita of Baden. After him are Anthony Caro, Vincenzo Cerami, Diane Disney Miller, Antonio Roma, Ramon Dekkers, and Vivi Bach.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsMarisol Escobar
SCULPTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 333
Jean-Louis de Rambures
WRITER
1930 - 2006
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 334
Vera T. Sós
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2023
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 335
Justinas Marcinkevičius
WRITER
1930 - 2011
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 336
Nadezhda Rumyantseva
ACTOR
1930 - 2008
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 337
Estela de Carlotto
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 338
Bobby Bland
SINGER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 339
Odetta
SINGER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 340
Anthony Harvey
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 341
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2009
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 342
Ellen Schwiers
ACTOR
1930 - 2019
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 343
Giorgio Ghezzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1990
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 344
Bob Guccione
PHOTOGRAPHER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 345
Others Deceased in 2013
Go to all RankingsEd Koch
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2013
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 267
Domenico Bartolucci
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1917 - 2013
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 268
Krsto Papić
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2013
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 269
Virginia E. Johnson
SINGER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 270
Michael Winner
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2013
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 271
Princess Margarita of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 272
Bobby Bland
SINGER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 273
Anthony Caro
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2013
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 274
Vincenzo Cerami
WRITER
1940 - 2013
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 275
Diane Disney Miller
WRITER
1933 - 2013
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 276
Antonio Roma
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 277
Ramon Dekkers
POLITICIAN
1969 - 2013
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 278
Vivi Bach
ACTOR
1939 - 2013
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 279
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bobby Bland ranks 5,604 out of 20,380. Before him are Jean Bartik (1924), Luther Vandross (1951), Seth Neddermeyer (1907), Ron Silver (1946), Merle Haggard (1937), and Joseph Augustus Zarelli (1953). After him are Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (1973), Erica Jong (1942), Jobyna Ralston (1899), L. Scott Caldwell (1950), Michael Gross (1947), and John Diehl (1950).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJean Bartik
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2011
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 5,598
Luther Vandross
SINGER
1951 - 2005
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 5,599
Seth Neddermeyer
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1988
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 5,600
Ron Silver
ACTOR
1946 - 2009
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 5,601
Merle Haggard
SINGER
1937 - 2016
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 5,602
Joseph Augustus Zarelli
CELEBRITY
1953 - 1957
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 5,603
Bobby Bland
SINGER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 5,604
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 5,605
Erica Jong
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 5,606
Jobyna Ralston
ACTOR
1899 - 1967
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 5,607
L. Scott Caldwell
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 5,608
Michael Gross
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 5,609
John Diehl
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 5,610
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Bobby Bland ranks 280. Before him are Donny Hathaway (1945), Tammy Wynette (1942), Leland Sklar (1947), Lou Gramm (1950), Luther Vandross (1951), and Merle Haggard (1937). After him are Jim Reeves (1923), Odetta (1930), Jim Steinman (1947), Sheila E. (1957), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), and Travis Scott (1991).
Donny Hathaway
1945 - 1979
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 274
Tammy Wynette
1942 - 1998
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 275
Leland Sklar
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 276
Lou Gramm
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 277
Luther Vandross
1951 - 2005
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 278
Merle Haggard
1937 - 2016
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 279
Bobby Bland
1930 - 2013
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 280
Jim Reeves
1923 - 1964
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 281
Odetta
1930 - 2008
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 282
Jim Steinman
1947 - 2021
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 283
Sheila E.
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 284
Jimmie Rodgers
1897 - 1933
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 285
Travis Scott
1991 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 286