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Dolly Parton

1946 - Today

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Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actress, and philanthropist, known primarily as a country musician. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton released her debut album in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly, commencing a career spanning 60 years and 49 studio albums, including 2023's Rockstar, which became her highest-charting Billboard 200 album, peaking at number-three. Described as a "country legend", Parton has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Her music includes Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dolly Parton has received more than 45,521,862 page views. Her biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Dolly Parton is the 115th most popular singer (down from 112th in 2019), the 661st most popular biography from United States (up from 724th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Singer.

Dolly Parton is most famous for her singing career. She is also a songwriter, actress, author, and philanthropist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 46M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 79

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 7.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Dolly Parton ranks 115 out of 4,381. Before her are Gloria Estefan, Nina Hagen, Marie Fredriksson, Ariana Grande, Domenico Modugno, and Sandra. After her are Mina, Laura Branigan, Constanze Mozart, Eros Ramazzotti, Mercedes Sosa, and Kenny Rogers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Dolly Parton ranks 60. Before her are Marina Abramović, Charles Dance, Thongloun Sisoulith, Tim Curry, Barry Gibb, and Dragan Džajić. After her are Naoto Kan, Sally Field, Bolo Yeung, Danny Glover, Tansu Çiller, and Berti Vogts.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dolly Parton ranks 661 out of 20,380. Before her are John Glenn (1921), Billy Graham (1918), Joe Louis (1914), Martin Lewis Perl (1927), Michael Crichton (1942), and James Rainwater (1917). After her are George Peppard (1928), Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811), Bill Bixby (1934), David Copperfield (1956), Laura Branigan (1952), and Colin Powell (1937).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Dolly Parton ranks 43. Before her are Steven Tyler (1948), Harry Belafonte (1927), Roy Orbison (1936), Glen Campbell (1936), Art Garfunkel (1941), and Ariana Grande (1993). After her are Laura Branigan (1952), Kenny Rogers (1938), Marvin Gaye (1939), Nancy Sinatra (1940), Bing Crosby (1903), and John Lee Hooker (1917).

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