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Carly Simon

1945 - Today

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Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), "The Right Thing to Do" (No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carly Simon has received more than 10,582,558 page views. Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Carly Simon is the 392nd most popular singer (up from 437th in 2019), the 2,226th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,636th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Carly Simon ranks 392 out of 4,381Before her are Senesino, Denny Doherty, Malcolm McLaren, Jisoo, Selena Gomez, and Brenda Lee. After her are Gary Brooker, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Teddy Scholten, Rosé, and Isabella Colbran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Carly Simon ranks 150Before her are Pirri, Eizo Yuguchi, Princess Michael of Kent, Raymond E. Feist, Adam Zagajewski, and Hans-Gert Pöttering. After her are Lee Jong-wook, Ilija Petković, Gary Brooker, John Banville, Brenda Fricker, and Frans Sammut.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carly Simon ranks 2,226 out of 20,380Before her are Stockard Channing (1944), Lloyd Shapley (1923), Jonathan Edwards (1703), Glenn Frey (1948), Fredric March (1897), and Robert Todd Lincoln (1843). After her are Martin Kove (1946), George Floyd (1973), Ray Conniff (1916), Mary Parker Follett (1868), Albert King (1923), and Jason Momoa (1979).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Carly Simon ranks 122Before her are Bill Withers (1938), Jackie Jackson (1951), Jessye Norman (1945), Cissy Houston (1933), Selena Gomez (1992), and Brenda Lee (1944). After her are Chris Brown (1989), Eazy-E (1964), Kanye West (1977), La Toya Jackson (1956), Dinah Washington (1924), and Justin Timberlake (1981).