MUSICIAN

George Jones

1931 - 2013

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George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for a long list of hit records, and is well known for his distinctive voice and phrasing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Jones has received more than 7,021,891 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). George Jones is the 1,326th most popular musician (up from 1,347th in 2019), the 6,587th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,723rd in 2019) and the 471st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, George Jones ranks 1,326 out of 3,175. Before him are Chrisye, Steve Hogarth, Jon Hiseman, Richard Manuel, John Myung, and Paweł Mąciwoda. After him are Wayne Kramer, Ketil Bjørnstad, Brad Delson, Jukka Nevalainen, Buckethead, and Manfred Eicher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, George Jones ranks 365. Before him are Imrich Stacho, Yasushi Akashi, Lev Durov, Redha Malek, José Vicente, and Yoshiko Kuga. After him are Adrienne Corri, Lindy Remigino, Dana Wynter, Arturo Pomar, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, and Hal Connolly. Among people deceased in 2013, George Jones ranks 313. Before him are Alfredo Landa, Bill Sharman, Ole Ernst, Pyotr Todorovsky, David Landes, and Zlatko Papec. After him are Jan Zwartkruis, Antonio Puchades, George Herbig, Eydie Gormé, Boris Vasilyev, and Allal Benkassou.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Jones ranks 6,587 out of 20,380. Before him are Richmond Landon (1898), Landon Donovan (1982), Henry Slocum (1862), Kathleen Battle (1948), Mario Segale (1934), and Michael Chapman (1935). After him are Jared Kushner (1981), Kevin Feige (1973), John P. Ryan (1936), Wayne Kramer (1948), Ellen Albertini Dow (1913), and Stephen Sommers (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, George Jones ranks 471. Before him are Brad Whitford (1952), Steve Swallow (1940), Bernard Edwards (1952), Cliff Martinez (1954), James LoMenzo (1959), and John Myung (1967). After him are Wayne Kramer (1948), Brad Delson (1977), Buckethead (1969), Jo Jones (1911), Darryl Jones (1961), and Dexter Holland (1965).

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