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Frances Langford

1913 - 2005

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Julia Frances Newbern-Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was an American singer and actress who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and made film and television appearances for over two decades. She was known as the "GI Nightingale", an American armed-forces sweetheart, who entertained troops by frequently touring with Bob Hope. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frances Langford has received more than 583,222 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Frances Langford is the 2,388th most popular singer (down from 2,289th in 2019), the 12,752nd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,019th in 2019) and the 674th most popular American Singer.

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  • 580k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Frances Langford ranks 2,388 out of 3,528. Before her are Tones and I, Brenda Fassie, Natasha Bedingfield, Elnur Hüseynov, Anuel AA, and Joey Yung. After her are Natasja Saad, Katrin Siska, Ashlee Simpson, DQ, Angelica Agurbash, and Sunny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Frances Langford ranks 356. Before her are Charlie Barnet, Robert Strauss, Bob Crosby, Kofi Abrefa Busia, Eleanor Holm, and Laird Cregar. After her are José Villanueva, Sam Ruben, Risë Stevens, Duke Nalon, Sidney Dillon Ripley, and Don DeFore. Among people deceased in 2005, Frances Langford ranks 326. Before her are David Di Tommaso, Bill McGarry, Art Cross, Ronnie Barker, Kâzım Koyuncu, and Domino Harvey. After her are Alan Dundes, Ted Ditchburn, Hamilton Camp, Nadia Anjuman, Nipsey Russell, and Constance Moore.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frances Langford ranks 12,752 out of 18,182. Before her are James Craig (1912), Tye Sheridan (1996), David Perdue (1949), James S. Voss (1949), Harmony Korine (1973), and Eric Wynalda (1969). After her are Jennifer Lien (1974), Lyle Talbot (1902), Erik Prince (1969), Stanford R. Ovshinsky (1922), Kristen Schaal (1978), and Ashlee Simpson (1984).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Frances Langford ranks 674. Before her are GZA (1966), Melody (1982), Tim McGraw (1967), Lena Park (1976), Russell Allen (1971), and Stephen Marley (1972). After her are Ashlee Simpson (1984), Sunny (1989), Paula Cole (1968), Mark Arm (1962), Chris Willis (1969), and Lauren Jauregui (1996).

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