1938 - 2012
Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind". She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980s with the album Seven Year Itch.James's deep and earthy voice bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Etta James has received more than 7,285,590 page views. Her biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Etta James is the 189th most popular singer, the 1,192nd most popular biography from United States and the 62nd most popular American Singer.
Etta James is best known for her soulful, gritty vocals. She has been a major influence on many other singers, such as Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt.
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Among singers, Etta James ranks 189 out of 3,528. Before her are Zarah Leander, Tori Amos, Joan Sutherland, Anna Netrebko, Desireless, and George Benson. After her are Franco Corelli, Marie-Louise O'Murphy, Astrud Gilberto, Petula Clark, Drake, and Udo Jürgens.
1907 - 1981
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 183
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 184
1926 - 2010
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 185
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 186
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 187
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 188
1938 - 2012
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 189
1921 - 2003
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 190
1737 - 1814
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 191
1940 - 2023
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 192
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 193
1986 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 194
1934 - 2014
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 195
Among people born in 1938, Etta James ranks 66. Before her are Ben E. King, Derek Jacobi, Bob Kahn, Terence Stamp, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, and José Altafini. After her are Jerzy Skolimowski, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, Anthony James Leggett, J. J. Cale, Dean Reed, and Kenny Rogers. Among people deceased in 2012, Etta James ranks 44. Before her are Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Huxley, Eduard Khil, Joseph Murray, Sun Myung Moon, and Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud. After her are Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, E. Donnall Thomas, Rodney King, Lucio Dalla, Erland Josephson, and Chadli Bendjedid.
1938 - 2015
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 60
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 61
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 62
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 63
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 64
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 65
1938 - 2012
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 66
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 67
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 68
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 69
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 70
1938 - 1986
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 71
1938 - 2020
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 72
1925 - 2012
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 38
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 39
1934 - 2012
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 40
1919 - 2012
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 41
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 42
1933 - 2012
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 43
1938 - 2012
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 44
1918 - 2012
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 45
1920 - 2012
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 46
1965 - 2012
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 47
1943 - 2012
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 48
1923 - 2012
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 49
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 50
Among people born in United States, Etta James ranks 1,192 out of 18,182. Before her are Scott Wilson (1942), Frank Sheeran (1920), Dennis Quaid (1954), Wallace Carothers (1896), David J. Wineland (1944), and George Benson (1943). After her are Joe Satriani (1956), Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), Andrew Garfield (1983), Morgan Fairchild (1950), Fred Trump (1905), and Paul Krugman (1953).
1942 - 2018
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 1,186
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 1,187
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 1,188
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,189
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,190
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,191
1938 - 2012
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 1,192
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,193
1933 - 1995
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,194
1983 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1,195
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1,196
1905 - 1999
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,197
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,198
Among singers born in United States, Etta James ranks 62. Before her are Chester Bennington (1976), John Denver (1943), Ben E. King (1938), Neil Diamond (1941), Tori Amos (1963), and George Benson (1943). After her are Sam Cooke (1931), Cass Elliot (1941), Kenny Rogers (1938), Tom Morello (1964), Dionne Warwick (1940), and Courtney Love (1964).
1976 - 2017
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 56
1943 - 1997
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 57
1938 - 2015
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 58
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 59
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 60
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 61
1938 - 2012
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 62
1931 - 1964
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 63
1941 - 1974
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 64
1938 - 2020
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 65
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 66
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 67
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 68