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Ellen McLain

1952 - Today

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Ellen McLain (born December 1, 1952) is an American singer and voice actress. She is best known for providing the voice of GLaDOS, the primary antagonist of the Portal video game series, the Combine Overwatch in Half-Life 2, and the Administrator, the announcer in Team Fortress 2. Her voice roles also include the Jaeger A.I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ellen McLain has received more than 553,659 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ellen McLain is the 2,075th most popular singer (down from 1,870th in 2019), the 11,215th most popular biography from United States and the 613th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 550k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ellen McLain ranks 2,075 out of 3,541. Before her are Sa Dingding, Emin Agalarov, Tiffany Darwish, Vince Gill, Kurtis Blow, and Birdman. After her are Charley Pride, Katharine McPhee, Darin Zanyar, Hank Williams Jr., Anuel AA, and Andreas Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Ellen McLain ranks 530. Before her are Jiichiro Date, Oleg Romanishin, Marco Aurélio, Raúl González, Joseph W. Tobin, and Linda M. Godwin. After her are Bernard de Dryver, John Carl Buechler, Antônio Silva, Margit Schumann, Michael Brook, and Jim Wetherbee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ellen McLain ranks 11,215 out of 15,968. Before her are Ann Cusack (1961), Alex Kurtzman (1973), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922), Steven Lindsey (1960), Nate Diaz (1985), and Reed Diamond (1967). After her are Jane Withers (1926), Charley Pride (1934), Julia Butterfly Hill (1974), Katharine McPhee (1984), Hank Williams Jr. (1949), and Scott Altman (1959).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Ellen McLain ranks 613. Before her are Tiffany Young (1989), Future (1983), Tiffany Darwish (1971), Vince Gill (1957), Kurtis Blow (1959), and Birdman (1969). After her are Charley Pride (1934), Katharine McPhee (1984), Hank Williams Jr. (1949), Cheryl Lynn (1957), Skylar Grey (1986), and Juice Wrld (1998).

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