1948 - 2012
Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following.Influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, Summer became the lead singer of a psychedelic rock band named Crow and moved to New York City. In 1968, she joined a German adaptation of the musical Hair in Munich, where she spent several years living, acting, and singing. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donna Summer has received more than 9,679,271 page views. Her biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia. Donna Summer is the 98th most popular singer (up from 99th in 2019), the 625th most popular biography from United States (up from 635th in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Singer.
Donna Summer was an American singer and songwriter. She was most famous for her disco songs, which were popular in the 1970s.
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Among singers, Donna Summer ranks 98 out of 3,528. Before her are Yma Sumac, Robin Gibb, Morrissey, Robert Plant, Mercedes Sosa, and Gloria Gaynor. After her are Alla Pugacheva, Gigliola Cinquetti, Enya, Nina Hagen, Jenny Lind, and Nancy Sinatra.
1923 - 2008
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 92
1949 - 2012
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 93
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 94
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 95
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 96
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 97
1948 - 2012
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 98
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 99
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 100
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 101
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 102
1820 - 1887
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 103
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 104
Among people born in 1948, Donna Summer ranks 33. Before her are Antonín Panenka, George R. R. Martin, Steven Tyler, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, John R. Bolton, and Robert Plant. After her are Olivia Newton-John, John Bonham, Thierry Mugler, Alice Cooper, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Maurizio Gucci. Among people deceased in 2012, Donna Summer ranks 23. Before her are Sylvia Kristel, Elinor Ostrom, Robin Gibb, John Demjanjuk, Tony Scott, and Roger Garaudy. After her are Ravi Shankar, Jean Giraud, Sven Hassel, Carlos Fuentes, Larry Hagman, and Sergey Sokolov.
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 27
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 28
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 29
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 30
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 31
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 32
1948 - 2012
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 33
1948 - 2022
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 34
1948 - 1980
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 35
1948 - 2022
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 36
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 37
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 38
1948 - 1995
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 39
1952 - 2012
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 17
1933 - 2012
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 18
1949 - 2012
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 19
1920 - 2012
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 20
1944 - 2012
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 21
1913 - 2012
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 22
1948 - 2012
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 23
1920 - 2012
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 24
1938 - 2012
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 25
1917 - 2012
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 26
1928 - 2012
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 27
1931 - 2012
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 28
1911 - 2012
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 29
Among people born in United States, Donna Summer ranks 625 out of 18,182. Before her are Francis Gary Powers (1929), Gloria Gaynor (1947), Donald Rumsfeld (1932), Charles Greeley Abbot (1872), Ted Kennedy (1932), and Jeff Goldblum (1952). After her are Telly Savalas (1922), Jonas Salk (1914), Robert Wagner (1930), Thomas Wolfe (1900), Raquel Welch (1940), and Talia Shire (1946).
1929 - 1977
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 619
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 620
1932 - 2021
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 621
1872 - 1973
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 622
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 623
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 624
1948 - 2012
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 625
1922 - 1994
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 626
1914 - 1995
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 627
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 628
1900 - 1938
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 629
1940 - 2023
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 630
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 631
Among singers born in United States, Donna Summer ranks 37. Before her are Florence Foster Jenkins (1868), Steven Tyler (1948), Gwen Stefani (1969), Art Garfunkel (1941), Meat Loaf (1947), and Gloria Gaynor (1947). After her are Nancy Sinatra (1940), Bing Crosby (1903), Roy Orbison (1936), Dolly Parton (1946), Marvin Gaye (1939), and Harry Belafonte (1927).
1868 - 1944
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 31
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 32
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 33
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 34
1947 - 2022
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 35
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 36
1948 - 2012
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 37
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 38
1903 - 1977
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 39
1936 - 1988
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 40
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 41
1939 - 1984
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 42
1927 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 43