SINGER

Elvis Presley

1935 - 1977

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elvis Presley has received more than 45,977,680 page views. His biography is available in 160 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 154 in 2019). Elvis Presley is the most popular singer, the 13th most popular biography from United States (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular American Singer.

Elvis Presley is most famous for being a singer, actor, and musician. He was born in 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi and died in 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Memorability Metrics

46M
Page Views (PV)
88.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
160
Languages Editions (L)
8.96
Effective Languages (L*)
6.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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New Clip From ELVIS and Priscilla Presley Shares Her Daughter's Reaction to Watching Baz Luhrmann's Biopic

Director Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic opens next month, and it looks truly incredible. It’s amazing how much Austin Butler looks and sounds like the iconic singer Elvis Presley, but while it’s easy for viewers to think so, it counts so much more coming from th…

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‘60s star Diane McBain reflects on befriending Elvis Presley, turning down Aaron Spelling’s marriage proposal

A new biopic on Elvis Presley by Baz Luhrmann will hit theaters on June 24. It stars Austin Butler as The King and Tom Hanks as his manager Colonel Tom Parker.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Elvis Presley ranks 1 out of 3,541. After him are Édith Piaf, Cher, Luciano Pavarotti, Janis Joplin, Maria Callas, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Tina Turner, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Joan Baez, and Charles Aznavour.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Elvis Presley
1935 - 1977
HPI: 88.09
Rank: 1
Édith Piaf
1915 - 1963
HPI: 86.20
Rank: 2
Cher
1946 - Present
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 3
Luciano Pavarotti
1935 - 2007
HPI: 84.55
Rank: 4
Janis Joplin
1943 - 1970
HPI: 84.52
Rank: 5
Maria Callas
1923 - 1977
HPI: 84.45
Rank: 6
Frank Sinatra
1915 - 1998
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 7
Johnny Cash
1932 - 2003
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 8
Tina Turner
1939 - Present
HPI: 81.82
Rank: 9
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
1945 - Present
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 10
Joan Baez
1941 - Present
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 11
Charles Aznavour
1924 - 2018
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Elvis Presley ranks 1. After him are Alain Delon, 14th Dalai Lama, Luciano Pavarotti, Woody Allen, Salman of Saudi Arabia, José Mujica, Mahmoud Abbas, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Donald Sutherland, Michel Aoun, and Hussein of Jordan. Among people deceased in 1977, Elvis Presley ranks 2. Before him is Charlie Chaplin. After him are Maria Callas, Vladimir Nabokov, Wernher von Braun, Anthony Eden, Roberto Rossellini, René Goscinny, Ludwig Erhard, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Jacques Prévert, and Alexey Stakhanov.

Others Born in 1935

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Elvis Presley
1935 - 1977
HPI: 88.09
Rank: 1
Alain Delon
1935 - Present
HPI: 85.85
Rank: 2
14th Dalai Lama
1935 - Present
HPI: 85.27
Rank: 3
Luciano Pavarotti
1935 - 2007
HPI: 84.55
Rank: 4
Woody Allen
1935 - Present
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 5
Salman of Saudi Arabia
1935 - Present
HPI: 82.55
Rank: 6
José Mujica
1935 - Present
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 7
Mahmoud Abbas
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 8
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 9
Donald Sutherland
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 10
Michel Aoun
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 11
Hussein of Jordan
1935 - 1999
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 12