SINGER
Cissy Houston
1933 - Today
Cissy Houston
Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan, Houston embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work. Houston is the mother of singer and actress Whitney Houston, the aunt of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cissy Houston has received more than 4,497,584 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Cissy Houston is the 385th most popular singer (up from 418th in 2019), the 2,174th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,560th in 2019) and the 119th most popular American Singer.
Memorability Metrics
4.5M
Page Views (PV)
57.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
3.21
Effective Languages (L*)
3.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Cissy Houstons by language
Over the past year Cissy Houston has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 892,100 views, followed by German (61,250), and Spanish (52,651). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (113.38%), Danish (103.28%), and Yoruba (101.82%)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Cissy Houston ranks 385 out of 4,381. Before her are Pérez Prado, Jackie Jackson, Gazebo, Seal, Ahmet Kaya, and Jessye Norman. After her are Senesino, Denny Doherty, Malcolm McLaren, Jisoo, Selena Gomez, and Brenda Lee.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPérez Prado
1916 - 1989
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 379
Jackie Jackson
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 380
Gazebo
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 381
Seal
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 382
Ahmet Kaya
1957 - 2000
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 383
Jessye Norman
1945 - 2019
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 384
Cissy Houston
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 385
Senesino
1686 - 1758
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 386
Denny Doherty
1940 - 2007
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 387
Malcolm McLaren
1946 - 2010
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 388
Jisoo
1995 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 389
Selena Gomez
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 390
Brenda Lee
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 391
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Cissy Houston ranks 119. Before her are Philippe de Broca, Otto Barić, Maurice André, Katharine, Duchess of Kent, Michel Hidalgo, and Wayne Shorter. After her are Viktor Patsayev, Marcos Alonso, Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria, Américo Lopes, Peter Mansfield, and Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsPhilippe de Broca
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2004
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 113
Otto Barić
COACH
1933 - 2020
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 114
Maurice André
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2012
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 115
Katharine, Duchess of Kent
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 116
Michel Hidalgo
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2020
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 117
Wayne Shorter
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2023
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 118
Cissy Houston
SINGER
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 119
Viktor Patsayev
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 1971
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 120
Marcos Alonso
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 121
Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 122
Américo Lopes
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 123
Peter Mansfield
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 124
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 2003
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 125
In United States
Among people born in United States, Cissy Houston ranks 2,174 out of 20,380. Before her are Edgar Snow (1905), Alfred Vail (1807), Stefanie Powers (1942), Sofia Coppola (1971), Jack Warden (1920), and Charles Curtis (1860). After her are George Phillips Bond (1825), Fess Parker (1924), Tobe Hooper (1943), William Carlos Williams (1883), Ron Johnson (1955), and Peter Diamond (1940).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEdgar Snow
JOURNALIST
1905 - 1972
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 2,168
Alfred Vail
INVENTOR
1807 - 1859
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 2,169
Stefanie Powers
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 2,170
Sofia Coppola
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 2,171
Jack Warden
ACTOR
1920 - 2006
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 2,172
Charles Curtis
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1936
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2,173
Cissy Houston
SINGER
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2,174
George Phillips Bond
ASTRONOMER
1825 - 1865
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2,175
Fess Parker
ACTOR
1924 - 2010
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 2,176
Tobe Hooper
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2017
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 2,177
William Carlos Williams
WRITER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 2,178
Ron Johnson
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 2,179
Peter Diamond
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 2,180
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Cissy Houston ranks 119. Before her are Toby Keith (1961), Steve Perry (1949), Ricky Nelson (1940), Bill Withers (1938), Jackie Jackson (1951), and Jessye Norman (1945). After her are Selena Gomez (1992), Brenda Lee (1944), Carly Simon (1945), Chris Brown (1989), Eazy-E (1964), and Kanye West (1977).
Toby Keith
1961 - 2024
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 113
Steve Perry
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 114
Ricky Nelson
1940 - 1985
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 115
Bill Withers
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 116
Jackie Jackson
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 117
Jessye Norman
1945 - 2019
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 118
Cissy Houston
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 119
Selena Gomez
1992 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 120
Brenda Lee
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 121
Carly Simon
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 122
Chris Brown
1989 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 123
Eazy-E
1964 - 1995
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 124
Kanye West
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 125