SINGER

Carmen McRae

1922 - 1994

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Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carmen McRae has received more than 613,772 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Carmen McRae is the 910th most popular singer (up from 957th in 2019), the 4,797th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,246th in 2019) and the 236th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 610k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Carmen McRae ranks 910 out of 4,381Before her are Benny Moré, Vince Neil, Loretta Lynn, Francesco Guccini, Wenche Myhre, and Prodigy. After her are Anita O'Day, Gitte Hænning, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Patience Dabany, G-Dragon, and Fréhel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Carmen McRae ranks 235Before her are Virgilio Noè, Tom Finney, Herman Kahn, Bob Anderson, Võ Văn Kiệt, and Mariano Gonzalvo. After her are Marlyn Meltzer, Hal Clement, Evelyn Mase, Richard Kiley, Blaga Dimitrova, and Sabino Barinaga. Among people deceased in 1994, Carmen McRae ranks 184Before her are Anni Albers, Boris Yegorov, Robert Jungk, Vladimir Melanin, Ivan Sidorenko, and Luis Donaldo Colosio. After her are Phoumi Vongvichit, Helen Stephens, Maximilian von Edelsheim, Erich Buschenhagen, Ștefan Dobay, and Carlos Lleras Restrepo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carmen McRae ranks 4,797 out of 20,380Before her are Jim Varney (1949), Albert Brooks (1947), Henry Selick (1952), Vanessa del Rio (1952), Tommy Thayer (1960), and Benjamin Briggs (1835). After her are Christine Lahti (1950), Anita O'Day (1919), Cammie King (1934), Melvin Purvis (1903), Sargent Shriver (1915), and Marlyn Meltzer (1922).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Carmen McRae ranks 236Before her are Richard Carpenter (1946), Chip Taylor (1940), Randy Meisner (1946), Vince Neil (1961), Loretta Lynn (1932), and Prodigy (1974). After her are Anita O'Day (1919), Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), Jackie Wilson (1934), Johnny Nash (1940), MC Hammer (1962), and Dennis Frederiksen (1951).