SINGER

Dinah Washington

1924 - 1963

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Dinah Washington (; born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950s. Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including blues, R&B, and traditional pop music, and gave herself the title of "Queen of the Blues". She was also known as "Queen of the Jukeboxes". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dinah Washington has received more than 2,068,809 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Dinah Washington is the 403rd most popular singer (up from 517th in 2019), the 2,281st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,048th in 2019) and the 127th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Dinah Washington ranks 403 out of 4,381. Before her are Rosé, Isabella Colbran, Joey Tempest, Eazy-E, Kanye West, and La Toya Jackson. After her are Alan Stivell, Kirsten Flagstad, Miguel Bosé, Franzl Lang, Iva Zanicchi, and Christine McVie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Dinah Washington ranks 111. Before her are Daniel arap Moi, Jean Girault, Katy Jurado, Stanley Donen, Rudolf Vrba, and Rikidōzan. After her are Pat Hingle, Khamtai Siphandon, Zbigniew Herbert, Alexander Haig, Bud Powell, and Raymond Barre. Among people deceased in 1963, Dinah Washington ranks 56. Before her are Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Fritz Reiner, Alexander Marinesko, Camille Chautemps, Gustaf Gründgens, and Rikidōzan. After her are Garrett Morgan, Georg Lindemann, Clifford Odets, W. E. B. Du Bois, Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin, and Jacobus Oud.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dinah Washington ranks 2,281 out of 20,380. Before her are Kamehameha II (1797), Jack Johnson (1878), Felicity Huffman (1962), Kanye West (1977), Alyssa Milano (1972), and La Toya Jackson (1956). After her are Marg Helgenberger (1958), John Mauchly (1907), Agnes Smedley (1892), Lorraine Bracco (1954), Pat Hingle (1924), and Charles Dow (1851).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Dinah Washington ranks 127. Before her are Brenda Lee (1944), Carly Simon (1945), Chris Brown (1989), Eazy-E (1964), Kanye West (1977), and La Toya Jackson (1956). After her are Justin Timberlake (1981), Randy Newman (1943), Andy Williams (1927), Mos Def (1973), Perry Como (1912), and Lana Del Rey (1985).

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