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Evelyn Lear

1926 - 2012

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Evelyn Shulman Lear (January 8, 1926 – July 1, 2012) was an American operatic soprano. Between 1959 and 1992, she appeared in more than forty operatic roles, appeared with every major opera company in the United States and won a Grammy Award in 1966. She was well known for her musical versatility, having sung all three main female roles in Der Rosenkavalier. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Evelyn Lear has received more than 52,120 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Evelyn Lear is the 1,476th most popular singer, the 7,641st most popular biography from United States and the 360th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 52k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Evelyn Lear ranks 1,476 out of 4,381. Before her are Roberto Goyeneche, Jorge Drexler, Bob Welch, Zazie, Ricardo Montaner, and Ishtar. After her are Sergei Lemeshev, Gregory Isaacs, Latifa, Daniela Dessì, Darlene Love, and Cazuza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Evelyn Lear ranks 386. Before her are Emmanuel Wamala, Günter de Bruyn, Garret FitzGerald, Li Han-hsiang, Roberto Goyeneche, and Miguel León-Portilla. After her are Sverre Stenersen, Bill Black, Angus Scrimm, Noor Jehan, Vira Vovk, and Chuck Cooper. Among people deceased in 2012, Evelyn Lear ranks 324. Before her are Richard Dawson, Lennart Samuelsson, Mark Midler, Bob Welch, Peter Struck, and Salvador Reyes Monteón. After her are Eugênio Sales, Friedhelm Konietzka, Igor Kvasha, Hal David, Břetislav Pojar, and Emanuel Steward.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Evelyn Lear ranks 7,641 out of 20,380. Before her are John Musker (1953), Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey (1863), Chester Himes (1909), Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820), Holly Black (1971), and Jonathan Brandis (1976). After her are Buster Crabbe (1908), Charles Jenkins Sr. (1934), Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950), Zach McGowan (1980), Celia Weston (1951), and Ina Balin (1937).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Evelyn Lear ranks 360. Before her are Wayne Newton (1942), Ethel Waters (1896), Arlo Guthrie (1947), Lil Peep (1996), Jello Biafra (1958), and Bob Welch (1945). After her are Darlene Love (1941), Tom Lehrer (1928), Florence Ballard (1943), Malvina Reynolds (1900), Diane Warren (1956), and Mandy Moore (1984).

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