MUSICIAN

Don Williams

1939 - 2017

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Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing seventeen number one country hits. His straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice, soft tones, and imposing build earned him the nickname "The Gentle Giant". In 1975, Williams starred in a movie with Burt Reynolds and Jerry Reed called W.W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don Williams has received more than 3,116,885 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Don Williams is the 1,865th most popular musician (down from 1,801st in 2019), the 9,484th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,188th in 2019) and the 718th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Don Williams ranks 1,865 out of 3,175. Before him are Dickey Betts, Nelson Riddle, Carlinhos Brown, Robert Westerholt, Takanori Nishikawa, and Pete Quaife. After him are Robert Stigwood, Paul Motian, Jim Lea, John Sebastian, Chris Stein, and Glyn Johns.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Don Williams ranks 505. Before him are Pierluigi Pizzaballa, Bernd Cullmann, Jose Maria Sison, David Ray Griffin, Murray Rose, and Yoseph Imry. After him are Anne Heggtveit, Göran Sonnevi, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Erik Pevernagie, Luis Eyzaguirre, and Álvaro Pombo. Among people deceased in 2017, Don Williams ranks 479. Before him are Luis Garisto, Clare Hollingworth, Lukas Ammann, Inge Keller, Nadezhda Olizarenko, and Bano Qudsia. After him are Bajram Rexhepi, Eugenio Bersellini, Antonio Spallino, Rob Gonsalves, Aníbal Ruiz, and Joseph Nicolosi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Williams ranks 9,484 out of 20,380. Before him are Ann Sothern (1909), Hanya Yanagihara (1974), Meg Cabot (1967), Alvah Bessie (1904), Mary Harrison McKee (1858), and G. D. Spradlin (1920). After him are Fredric Lehne (1959), Paul Motian (1931), Gary Johnson (1953), William Inge (1913), Jay Park (1987), and Gail Halvorsen (1920).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Don Williams ranks 718. Before him are Kim Kashkashian (1952), Doug Yule (1947), Danny Carey (1961), Buddy Miles (1947), Dickey Betts (1943), and Nelson Riddle (1921). After him are Paul Motian (1931), John Sebastian (1944), Chris Stein (1950), Steve Smith (1954), Jerry Cantrell (1966), and Jerry Wexler (1917).

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