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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 6,652,111 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). George Jones is the 1,352nd most popular musician (down from 1,171st in 2019), the 6,737th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,797th in 2019) and the 513th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, George Jones ranks 1,352 out of 2,662Before him are Johnny Griffin, Paul Kalkbrenner, Fazıl Say, Mary Lou Williams, Ronnie Radke, and Edgar Winter. After him are Nils Lofgren, Nick Jonas, Duane Eddy, Kee Marcello, Yuri Bashmet, and Utada Hikaru.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, George Jones ranks 356Before him are Ibrahim Biogradlić, José Vicente, Yasushi Akashi, Regis Philbin, Konrad Stäheli, and Shuhrat Abbosov. After him are Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, Arturo Pomar, Jorge Edwards, Gavin MacLeod, and André Noyelle. Among people deceased in 2013, George Jones ranks 308Before him are José Luis Sampedro, Raimondo D'Inzeo, Hassan Habibi, Moses Blah, Ole Ernst, and Steve Forrest. After him are Tom Krause, Phil Ramone, George Herbig, C. Gordon Fullerton, Imants Ziedonis, and Giovanni Cheli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Jones ranks 6,737 out of 18,182Before him are Ben Bova (1932), David Rice Atchison (1807), Justin Bartha (1978), Richard Russo (1949), Gary Dourdan (1966), and Harvey S. Firestone (1868). After him are Nils Lofgren (1951), SZA (1990), Zalman King (1941), Kathy Najimy (1957), Alice Kober (1906), and James Worthy (1961).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, George Jones ranks 513Before him are Neal Hefti (1922), Dion DiMucci (1939), Johnny Griffin (1928), Mary Lou Williams (1910), Ronnie Radke (1983), and Edgar Winter (1946). After him are Nils Lofgren (1951), Nick Jonas (1992), Duane Eddy (1938), Utada Hikaru (1983), Tony Carey (1953), and Skip James (1902).