MUSICIAN

Cliff Edwards

1895 - 1971

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Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He had a number one hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cliff Edwards has received more than 917,701 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Cliff Edwards is the 1,625th most popular musician (down from 1,537th in 2019), the 8,143rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,678th in 2019) and the 600th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 920k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cliff Edwards ranks 1,625 out of 3,175. Before him are John Foxx, Daryl Stuermer, Myra Hess, Gavin Harrison, Mike Mills, and Flavor Flav. After him are Otis Spann, Blind Willie McTell, Olve Eikemo, Juice Leskinen, Benno Moiseiwitsch, and Miyavi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Cliff Edwards ranks 251. Before him are Robert A. Lovett, Busby Berkeley, Norman Ross, William Petersson, Karel Koželuh, and Adrienne Bolland. After him are Blossom Rock, Zoltan Korda, Sándor Gombos, Jan Parandowski, Sidney Blackmer, and Eugene Bullard. Among people deceased in 1971, Cliff Edwards ranks 196. Before him are Carl Blegen, Wolfgang Krull, Koichi Kudo, Tadas Ivanauskas, James Waddell Alexander II, and Louis Armand. After him are Fernando Quiroga Palacios, Diana Lynn, Rodolfo Terlizzi, Armand Massard, Martha Vickers, and John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cliff Edwards ranks 8,143 out of 20,380. Before him are Joan Shawlee (1926), Chris Owen (1980), Christopher Browning (1944), Johnnie Parsons (1918), Paul Creston (1906), and Margaret Woodbridge (1902). After him are Mike Farrell (1939), Robert M. La Follette (1855), Faith Domergue (1924), Blossom Rock (1895), Ken Howard (1944), and Karen Silkwood (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Cliff Edwards ranks 600. Before him are Kyle Eastwood (1968), Gilby Clarke (1962), Jimmy Giuffre (1921), Daryl Stuermer (1952), Mike Mills (1958), and Flavor Flav (1959). After him are Otis Spann (1924), Blind Willie McTell (1898), Arthur Lee (1945), Roy Estrada (1943), Peter Buck (1956), and Rob Bourdon (1979).

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