SINGER

Bobby Kimball

1947 - Today

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Robert Troy Kimball (born March 29, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter best known as the original and longtime frontman of the rock band Toto from 1977 to 1984 and again from 1998 to 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bobby Kimball has received more than 1,384,984 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby Kimball is the 540th most popular singer (up from 554th in 2019), the 3,030th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,187th in 2019) and the 156th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Bobby Kimballs by language

Over the past year Bobby Kimball has had the most page views in the with 188,401 views, followed by Spanish (29,162), and German (27,732). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Slovenian (146.21%), Galician (63.84%), and Norwegian (Nynorsk) (55.94%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Bobby Kimball ranks 540 out of 4,381. Before him are Akon, Anne Sofie von Otter, Paul Di'Anno, Keith Flint, Shakin' Stevens, and Plastic Bertrand. After him are Emma Calvé, Angelica Catalani, Marietta Alboni, Asha Bhosle, Pierre Kartner, and Christophe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Bobby Kimball ranks 218. Before him are Ignazio La Russa, Mustafa Akıncı, Takeo Takahashi, David Helfgott, Jioji Konrote, and Jean-Yves Le Drian. After him are Patricia Krenwinkel, Mary L. Cleave, Phạm Tuân, Theo de Jong, Staffan de Mistura, and Hassan Shehata.

Others Born in 1947

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobby Kimball ranks 3,030 out of 20,380. Before him are The Miz (1980), Francis Preserved Leavenworth (1858), Kate Millett (1934), Robert W. Wood (1868), Frank Wolff (1928), and George Mason (1725). After him are Gutzon Borglum (1867), Vonda N. McIntyre (1948), Kate Chopin (1850), Dan Inosanto (1936), Calista Flockhart (1964), and Thomas P. Stafford (1930).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Bobby Kimball ranks 156. Before him are Don McLean (1945), Selena (1971), Natalie Cole (1950), Bobby Darin (1936), Howlin' Wolf (1910), and Akon (1973). After him are Tiny Tim (1932), Chubby Checker (1941), Stephen Stills (1945), DMX (1970), Paul Robeson (1898), and Marlena Shaw (1939).

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