1909 - 1955
Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha (9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁmẽj miˈɾɐ̃dɐ]), was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", she was known for her signature fruit hat outfit that she wore in her American films. As a young woman, Miranda designed clothes and hats in a boutique before making her debut as a singer, recording with composer Josué de Barros in 1929. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carmen Miranda has received more than 3,230,346 page views. Her biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Carmen Miranda is the 116th most popular singer, the 63rd most popular biography from Portugal and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Singer.
Carmen Miranda is most famous for her performances in the 1940s Hollywood musicals, The Gang's All Here and Down Argentine Way.
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Among singers, Carmen Miranda ranks 116 out of 3,528. Before her are Roy Orbison, Renata Tebaldi, Dolly Parton, Domenico Modugno, Marvin Gaye, and Annie Lennox. After her are Harry Belafonte, Bryan Adams, Maria Malibran, Eric Burdon, Sylvie Vartan, and Peter Gabriel.
1936 - 1988
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 110
1922 - 2004
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 111
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 112
1928 - 1994
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 113
1939 - 1984
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 114
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 115
1909 - 1955
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 116
1927 - 2023
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 117
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 118
1808 - 1836
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 119
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 120
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 121
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 122
Among people born in 1909, Carmen Miranda ranks 24. Before her are Ernst Gombrich, Errol Flynn, Talal of Jordan, Benny Goodman, Elia Kazan, and Fred Perry. After her are Miep Gies, John Fante, Marinus van der Lubbe, Magda Schneider, Souphanouvong, and Virginia Apgar. Among people deceased in 1955, Carmen Miranda ranks 22. Before her are Maurice Utrillo, Paul Claudel, George Enescu, Vasily Blokhin, Calouste Gulbenkian, and Oswald Avery. After her are James B. Sumner, Hermann Weyl, Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Pak Hon-yong, John Mott, and Cordell Hull.
1909 - 2001
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 18
1909 - 1959
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 19
1909 - 1972
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 20
1909 - 1986
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 21
1909 - 2003
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 22
1909 - 1995
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 23
1909 - 1955
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 24
1909 - 2010
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 25
1909 - 1983
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 26
1909 - 1934
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 27
1909 - 1996
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 28
1909 - 1995
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 29
1909 - 1974
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 30
1883 - 1955
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 16
1868 - 1955
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 17
1881 - 1955
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 18
1895 - 1955
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 19
1869 - 1955
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 20
1877 - 1955
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 21
1909 - 1955
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 22
1887 - 1955
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 23
1885 - 1955
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 24
1869 - 1955
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 25
1900 - 1955
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 26
1865 - 1955
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 27
1871 - 1955
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 28
Among people born in Portugal, Carmen Miranda ranks 63 out of 555. Before her are Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Afonso II of Portugal (1185), Manoel de Oliveira (1908), Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939), Diogo Cão (1440), and Jorge Sampaio (1939). After her are Catherine of Braganza (1638), José Manuel Barroso (1956), Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), Isaac Abarbanel (1437), Constance of Aragon (1179), and Peter III of Portugal (1717).
1434 - 1467
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 57
1185 - 1223
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 58
1908 - 2015
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 59
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 60
1440 - 1486
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 61
1939 - 2021
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 62
1909 - 1955
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 63
1638 - 1705
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 64
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 65
1699 - 1782
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 66
1437 - 1508
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 67
1179 - 1222
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 68
1717 - 1786
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 69
Among singers born in Portugal, Carmen Miranda ranks 2. Before her are Amália Rodrigues (1920). After her are Zeca Afonso (1929), Carlos do Carmo (1939), Mísia (1955), Dulce Pontes (1969), Simone de Oliveira (1938), Salvador Sobral (1989), Lio (1962), Paulo de Carvalho (1947), Carlos Mendes (1947), and Teresa Salgueiro (1969).
1920 - 1999
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1
1909 - 1955
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 2
1929 - 1987
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 3
1939 - 2021
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 4
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 5
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 6
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 7
1989 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 8
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 11
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 12