1896 - 1977
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.
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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.
1761 - 1825
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 982
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 983
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 984
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 985
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 986
1921 - 2018
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 987
1896 - 1977
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 988
1835 - 1907
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 989
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 990
1889 - 1936
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 991
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 992
1956 - 2018
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 993
1863 - 1941
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 994
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.
1896 - 1956
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 151
1896 - 1944
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 152
1896 - 1970
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 153
1896 - 1970
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 154
1896 - 1965
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 155
1896 - 1963
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 156
1896 - 1977
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 157
1896 - 1987
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 158
1896 - 1996
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 159
1896 - 1926
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 160
1896 - 1945
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 161
1896 - 1994
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 162
1896 - 1933
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 163
1906 - 1977
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 144
1905 - 1977
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 145
1905 - 1977
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 146
1926 - 1977
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 147
1891 - 1977
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 148
1888 - 1977
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 149
1896 - 1977
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 150
1911 - 1977
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 151
1906 - 1977
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 152
1918 - 1977
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 153
1918 - 1977
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 154
1891 - 1977
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 155
1927 - 1977
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 156
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).
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 5,375
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 5,376
1858 - 1938
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 5,377
1895 - 1980
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 5,378
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 5,379
1883 - 1939
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 5,380
1896 - 1977
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 5,381
1865 - 1937
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 5,382
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 5,383
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 5,384
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 5,385
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 5,386
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 5,387
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).
1922 - 1994
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 273
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 274
1930 - 1968
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 275
1899 - 1981
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 276
1892 - 1966
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 277
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 278
1896 - 1977
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 279
1951 - 2005
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 280
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 281
1930 - 2013
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 282
1931 - 2010
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 283
1932 - 2022
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 284
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 285