MUSICIAN

Cassandra Wilson

1955 - Today

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Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. She is one of the most successful female jazz singers and has been described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country, and folk music into her work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cassandra Wilson has received more than 1,220,856 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 24 in 2019). Cassandra Wilson is the 1,495th most popular musician (down from 1,463rd in 2019), the 7,531st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,345th in 2019) and the 541st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cassandra Wilson ranks 1,495 out of 3,175. Before her are Alexander Dreyschock, Jan Axel Blomberg, Esbjörn Svensson, Sonny Fortune, Zhanna Bichevskaya, and Tim Sköld. After her are Duane Eddy, Bobby Timmons, Skrillex, Mana, Carol Kaye, and Masaharu Fukuyama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Cassandra Wilson ranks 338. Before her are Sahiba Gafarova, Sandra Torres, Julian Richings, Joe Arroyo, Jeff Perry, and Leonid Mikhelson. After her are Karen Dotrice, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Gilles Kepel, Moctar Ouane, Güler Sabancı, and Lars Bastrup.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cassandra Wilson ranks 7,531 out of 20,380. Before her are Patricia Heaton (1958), Theodore Long (1947), James Harden (1989), Kevin Conway (1942), Christine Estabrook (1952), and Benjamin Butler (1818). After her are Chloe Webb (1956), Freddie Prinze Jr. (1976), George Wendt (1948), Duane Eddy (1938), Bill Farmer (1952), and Brittany Andrews (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Cassandra Wilson ranks 541. Before her are Henry Vestine (1944), Mark Hoppus (1972), Marshmello (1992), Nancy Wilson (1954), Charlie Byrd (1925), and Sonny Fortune (1939). After her are Duane Eddy (1938), Bobby Timmons (1935), Skrillex (1988), Carol Kaye (1935), Tommy Johnson (1896), and Jimmy Dorsey (1904).

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