MUSICIAN

Buffy Sainte-Marie

1941 - Today

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Buffy Sainte-Marie, (born Beverley Jean Santamaria; February 20, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and social activist. Sainte-Marie's singing and writing repertoire includes subjects of love, war, religion, and mysticism, and her work has often focused on issues facing Indigenous peoples of the United States and Canada. She has won recognition, awards, and honors for her music as well as her work in education and social activism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Buffy Sainte-Marie has received more than 3,402,711 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Buffy Sainte-Marie is the 1,097th most popular musician (up from 1,226th in 2019), the 5,361st most popular biography from United States (down from 316th in 2019) and the 373rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Buffy Sainte-Marie ranks 1,097 out of 3,175. Before her are Matt Sorum, Jack Sherman, Mitski, John Scofield, Miroslav Vitouš, and Tony Allen. After her are Joseph Böhm, Art Farmer, Pat Martino, Trickster, Franz Konwitschny, and Tom Hamilton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Buffy Sainte-Marie ranks 333. Before her are Nicolae Neagoe, Julia McKenzie, Jessica Walter, Ulf Merbold, Beatrice Tinsley, and Martine Beswick. After her are Kornel Morawiecki, Ana Maria Machado, Christopher Hogwood, Alla Kushnir, Richard Martin West, and Charlotte Stewart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Buffy Sainte-Marie ranks 5,361 out of 20,380. Before her are Pamela Reed (1949), Hubert Dreyfus (1929), Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826), Jay Garner (1938), Keenen Ivory Wayans (1958), and Heber Doust Curtis (1872). After her are Leo Huberman (1903), Karl Struss (1886), Kevin MacLeod (1972), Daniela Ruah (1983), Willie Mays (1931), and Art Farmer (1928).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Buffy Sainte-Marie ranks 373. Before her are David Ellefson (1964), Lauryn Hill (1975), Michael Angelo Batio (1956), Matt Sorum (1960), Jack Sherman (1956), and John Scofield (1951). After her are Art Farmer (1928), Pat Martino (1944), Tom Hamilton (1951), Henry Cowell (1897), Hank Mobley (1930), and Harry James (1916).

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