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 blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel. 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 powerful, deep, 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 4,603,282 page views. Her biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Etta James is the 189th most popular singer (down from 137th in 2019), the 1,193rd most popular biography from United States (down from 892nd in 2019) and the 60th 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 3,541. Before her are Claude François, Chavela Vargas, Udo Jürgens, Mario Del Monaco, Mario Lanza, and Ken Shimura. After her are Chris Norman, Mercédès Jellinek, Kyu Sakamoto, Britney Spears, Sam Cooke, and Petula Clark.
1939 - 1978
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 183
1919 - 2012
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 184
1934 - 2014
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 185
1915 - 1982
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 186
1921 - 1959
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 187
1950 - 2020
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 188
1938 - 2012
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 189
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 190
1889 - 1929
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 191
1941 - 1985
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 192
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 193
1931 - 1964
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 194
1932 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 195
Among people born in 1938, Etta James ranks 69. Before her are Anthony James Leggett, Bill Withers, Ayaz Mutallibov, Dean Reed, Derek Jacobi, and Viktor Chernomyrdin. After her are Wim Kok, Issey Miyake, Frank Langella, Eddie Cochran, Ted Turner, and Bob Kahn. Among people deceased in 2012, Etta James ranks 49. Before her are Rauf Denktaş, Miguel de la Madrid, Sergey Sokolov, George Armitage Miller, Chavela Vargas, and Carl Woese. After her are Joseph Murray, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, Lucio Dalla, Andrew Huxley, Harry Harrison, and Oscar Luigi Scalfaro.
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 63
1938 - 2020
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 64
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 65
1938 - 1986
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 66
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 67
1938 - 2010
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 68
1938 - 2012
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 69
1938 - 2018
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 70
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 71
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 72
1938 - 1960
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 73
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 74
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 75
1924 - 2012
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 43
1934 - 2012
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 44
1911 - 2012
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 45
1920 - 2012
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 46
1919 - 2012
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 47
1928 - 2012
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 48
1938 - 2012
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 49
1919 - 2012
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 50
1930 - 2012
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 51
1943 - 2012
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 52
1917 - 2012
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 53
1925 - 2012
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 54
1918 - 2012
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 55
Among people born in United States, Etta James ranks 1,193 out of 15,968. Before her are Mario Lanza (1921), Edith Wharton (1862), J. Allen Hynek (1910), Jim Belushi (1954), Jerome Karle (1918), and John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899). After her are Joseph Murray (1919), Eric Roberts (1956), Sam Walton (1918), Bette Midler (1945), Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861), and Brooke Shields (1965).
1921 - 1959
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1,187
1862 - 1937
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1,188
1910 - 1986
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 1,189
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 1,190
1918 - 2013
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,191
1899 - 1980
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,192
1938 - 2012
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,193
1919 - 2012
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,194
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,195
1918 - 1992
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,196
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,197
1861 - 1949
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 1,198
1965 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 1,199
Among singers born in United States, Etta James ranks 60. Before her are Tony Bennett (1926), Al Jarreau (1940), Laura Branigan (1952), Bill Withers (1938), Tori Amos (1963), and Mario Lanza (1921). After her are Britney Spears (1981), Sam Cooke (1931), Dr. Dre (1965), Trini Lopez (1937), Courtney Love (1964), and Dionne Warwick (1940).
1926 - Present
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 54
1940 - 2017
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 55
1952 - 2004
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 56
1938 - 2020
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 57
1963 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 58
1921 - 1959
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 59
1938 - 2012
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 60
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 61
1931 - 1964
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 62
1965 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 63
1937 - 2020
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 64
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 65
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 66