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Ethel Waters

1896 - 1977

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Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ethel Waters has received more than 1,296,119 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Ethel Waters is the 988th most popular singer (up from 1,432nd in 2019), the 5,381st most popular biography from United States (up from 7,828th in 2019) and the 279th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ethel Waters ranks 988 out of 3,528. Before her are Pierre Gaveaux, Adam Lambert, Lill Lindfors, Clare Torry, Helene Fischer, and Inge Borkh. After her are Désirée Artôt, Sumi Jo, Claudia Muzio, Marisol, Sinan Sakić, and Milka Ternina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Ethel Waters ranks 157. Before her are Tommy Johnson, Árpád Weisz, Robert Gerhard, Adhemar Pimenta, Philip Showalter Hench, and Ulises Saucedo. After her are Gerardo Diego, George Burns, Barbara La Marr, Yu Dafu, Lilia Skala, and Steponas Darius. Among people deceased in 1977, Ethel Waters ranks 150. Before her are Martí Ventolrà, Leila Hyams, Rózsa Péter, Pascual Pérez, Alexander Volkov, and Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira. After her are Nicolae Kovács, Peter Carl Goldmark, Edward Van Dijck, Alexander Galich, Raymond Bernard, and Rodolfo Walsh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ethel Waters ranks 5,381 out of 18,182. Before her are Adam Lambert (1982), Al Corley (1956), Edward M. House (1858), Joseph Banks Rhine (1895), Peter Krause (1965), and Ford Sterling (1883). After her are Madison Grant (1865), Burt Rutan (1943), John Hawkes (1959), Daniel Silva (1960), Armie Hammer (1986), and Rey Mysterio (1974).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Ethel Waters ranks 279. Before her are Carmen McRae (1922), Mark Tornillo (1954), Little Walter (1930), Hoagy Carmichael (1899), Mississippi John Hurt (1892), and Adam Lambert (1982). After her are Luther Vandross (1951), Nas (1973), Bobby Bland (1930), Shirley Verrett (1931), Loretta Lynn (1932), and Lou Gramm (1950).

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