SINGER

Gladys Bentley

1907 - 1960

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Gladys Alberta Bentley (August 12, 1907 – January 18, 1960) was an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance. Her career skyrocketed when she appeared at Harry Hansberry's Clam House, a well-known gay speakeasy in New York in the 1920s, as a black, lesbian, cross-dressing performer. She headlined in the early 1930s at Harlem's Ubangi Club, where she was backed up by a chorus line of drag queens. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gladys Bentley has received more than 372,549 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gladys Bentley is the 2,818th most popular singer, the 14,741st most popular biography from United States and the 765th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gladys Bentley ranks 2,818 out of 4,381. Before her are Dhurata Dora, Lorde, Gary Lux, Glennis Grace, Marit Larsen, and Kimberly Goss. After her are Cleo, Ken Chu, Lorie, Niall Horan, Ziynet Sali, and Choi Ye-na.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Gladys Bentley ranks 407. Before her are Israel Albert Horowitz, Walter Reuther, Tex Gibbons, Louis MacNeice, Phil Edwards, and Krishna Hutheesing. After her are Paul Fannin, Jane Froman, and Joyce Compton. Among people deceased in 1960, Gladys Bentley ranks 241. Before her are Joseph Lamb, Olle Larsson, Kathlyn Williams, Johnny Horton, Charles Holden, and Dora Marsden.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gladys Bentley ranks 14,741 out of 20,380. Before her are Stephen Bray (1956), Jermaine O'Neal (1978), Robert Seguso (1963), Kelly Blatz (1987), Claire Du Brey (1892), and Andrew Yang (1975). After her are Zach Gilford (1982), Ann E. Todd (1931), Charles Krauthammer (1950), Phil Ivey (1977), Eddie Alvarez (1984), and Ty Pennington (1964).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Gladys Bentley ranks 765. Before her are Afroman (1974), Dennis Morgan (1908), Mýa (1979), Nanci Griffith (1953), Angie Stone (1965), and Kimberly Goss (1978). After her are Nora Bayes (1880), John Garcia (1970), Gracie Abrams (1999), Keri Hilson (1982), Amanda Somerville (1979), and Kalomira (1985).

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