SINGER

Cass Elliot

1941 - 1974

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Ellen Naomi Cohen (September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974), known professionally as Cass Elliot, was an American singer. She was also known as "Mama Cass", a name she reportedly disliked. Elliot was a member of the singing group the Mamas & the Papas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cass Elliot has received more than 13,176,235 page views. Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Cass Elliot is the 163rd most popular singer (up from 202nd in 2019), the 1,025th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,307th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Cass Elliot ranks 163 out of 4,381Before her are Tori Amos, Tony Bennett, Celia Cruz, Mirella Freni, Meat Loaf, and Dua Lipa. After her are Al Jarreau, Chris Rea, Chester Bennington, Gianni Morandi, Beniamino Gigli, and Feodor Chaliapin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Cass Elliot ranks 73Before her are Chick Corea, Franco Columbu, Milan Kučan, Jules A. Hoffmann, Ritchie Valens, and Karl Barry Sharpless. After her are Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Linda McCartney, Vladimir Voronin, Mohamed Ghannouchi, Paul Anka, and John E. Walker. Among people deceased in 1974, Cass Elliot ranks 33Before her are Lewis Strauss, Louis Kahn, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Patrick Blackett, Fritz Zwicky, and Walter Lippmann. After her are Nikolai Kuznetsov, Vannevar Bush, Marcel Pagnol, Franz Jonas, Farid al-Atrash, and Hilda Gadea.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cass Elliot ranks 1,025 out of 20,380Before her are Hugh Glass (1783), Duff McKagan (1964), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909), John Searle (1932), W. Edwards Deming (1900), and Paul Allen (1953). After her are Michael Jai White (1967), Edward Tatum (1909), Thomas Wolfe (1900), Clifford D. Simak (1904), Mary Jackson (1921), and Forest Whitaker (1961).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Cass Elliot ranks 54Before her are Bing Crosby (1903), John Lee Hooker (1917), Billy Joel (1949), Tori Amos (1963), Tony Bennett (1926), and Meat Loaf (1947). After her are Al Jarreau (1940), Chester Bennington (1976), Jon Bon Jovi (1962), Suzi Quatro (1950), Tom Morello (1964), and Little Richard (1932).