SINGER

Elvis Presley

1935 - 1977

Elvis Presley

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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elvis Presley has received more than 54,801,036 page views. His biography is available in 167 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 160 in 2019). Elvis Presley is the most popular singer, the 19th most popular biography from United States (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular 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

55M
Page Views (PV)
83.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
167
Languages Editions (L)
8.17
Effective Languages (L*)
6.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Elvis Presley ranks 1 out of 3,528. After him are Édith Piaf, Aretha Franklin, Cher, Janis Joplin, Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Charles Aznavour, Dalida, Tina Turner, and Frank Sinatra.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Elvis Presley
1935 - 1977
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 1
Édith Piaf
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 2
Aretha Franklin
1942 - 2018
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 3
Cher
1946 - Present
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 4
Janis Joplin
1943 - 1970
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 5
Luciano Pavarotti
1935 - 2007
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 6
Maria Callas
1923 - 1977
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 7
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 8
Charles Aznavour
1924 - 2018
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 9
Dalida
1933 - 1987
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 10
Tina Turner
1939 - Present
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 11
Frank Sinatra
1915 - 1998
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Elvis Presley ranks 2. Before him is Alain Delon. After him are 14th Dalai Lama, Luciano Pavarotti, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Woody Allen, José Mujica, Mahmoud Abbas, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Hussein of Jordan, Donald Sutherland, and Françoise Sagan. 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, Ludwig Erhard, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Jacques Prévert, René Goscinny, and Aleksandr Vasilevsky.

Others Born in 1935

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Alain Delon
1935 - Present
HPI: 83.25
Rank: 1
Elvis Presley
1935 - 1977
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 2
14th Dalai Lama
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 3
Luciano Pavarotti
1935 - 2007
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 4
Salman of Saudi Arabia
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 5
Woody Allen
1935 - Present
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 6
José Mujica
1935 - Present
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 7
Mahmoud Abbas
1935 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 8
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
1935 - Present
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 9
Hussein of Jordan
1935 - 1999
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 10
Donald Sutherland
1935 - Present
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 11
Françoise Sagan
1935 - 2004
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 12