MUSICIAN
Helen Merrill
1930 - Today
Helen Merrill
Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milcetic; July 21, 1929) is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording Helen Merrill (with Clifford Brown on EmArcy), was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation of bebop jazz musicians. After an active 1950s and 1960s, Merrill spent time recording and touring in Europe and Japan, falling into obscurity in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Helen Merrill has received more than 251,318 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Helen Merrill is the 1,006th most popular musician (up from 1,073rd in 2019), the 4,884th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,224th in 2019) and the 330th most popular American Musician.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
50.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.97
Effective Languages (L*)
2.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Helen Merrill ranks 1,006 out of 3,175. Before her are Mark St. John, Woody Herman, Ronnie Drew, Selda Bağcan, John Williams, and Dennis Stratton. After her are Brian Connolly, Pío Leyva, Otis Rush, Svend Asmussen, Gina Bachauer, and Alan White.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMark St. John
1956 - 2007
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 1,000
Woody Herman
1913 - 1987
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 1,001
Ronnie Drew
1934 - 2008
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,002
Selda Bağcan
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,003
John Williams
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,004
Dennis Stratton
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,005
Helen Merrill
1930 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 1,006
Brian Connolly
1945 - 1997
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 1,007
Pío Leyva
1917 - 2006
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 1,008
Otis Rush
1934 - 2018
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 1,009
Svend Asmussen
1916 - 2017
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 1,010
Gina Bachauer
1913 - 1976
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 1,011
Alan White
1949 - 2022
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 1,012
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Helen Merrill ranks 305. Before her are Ilya Glazunov, Vlatko Pavletić, Sonja Edström, Edna O'Brien, Jack Taylor, and Theodore Edgar McCarrick. After her are Anatoli Maslyonkin, Lothar Wolleh, Sándor Rozsnyói, Edward Woodward, James Coco, and Dawn Addams.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsIlya Glazunov
PAINTER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 299
Vlatko Pavletić
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2007
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 300
Sonja Edström
SKIER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 301
Edna O'Brien
WRITER
1930 - 2024
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 302
Jack Taylor
REFEREE
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 303
Theodore Edgar McCarrick
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 304
Helen Merrill
MUSICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 305
Anatoli Maslyonkin
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1988
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 306
Lothar Wolleh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1930 - 1979
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 307
Sándor Rozsnyói
ATHLETE
1930 - 2014
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 308
Edward Woodward
ACTOR
1930 - 2009
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 309
James Coco
ACTOR
1930 - 1987
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 310
Dawn Addams
ACTOR
1930 - 1985
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 311
In United States
Among people born in United States, Helen Merrill ranks 4,884 out of 20,380. Before her are Henry Adams (1838), Gianni Russo (1943), Seka (1954), Michael S. Hart (1947), Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930), and Joel McCrea (1905). After her are Zelda Rubinstein (1933), Richard Kiley (1922), Jonah Hill (1983), Eugene Garfield (1925), Michelle Williams (1980), and Hal B. Wallis (1898).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHenry Adams
WRITER
1838 - 1918
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 4,878
Gianni Russo
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 4,879
Seka
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 4,880
Michael S. Hart
INVENTOR
1947 - 2011
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 4,881
Theodore Edgar McCarrick
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 4,882
Joel McCrea
ACTOR
1905 - 1990
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 4,883
Helen Merrill
MUSICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 4,884
Zelda Rubinstein
ACTOR
1933 - 2010
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 4,885
Richard Kiley
ACTOR
1922 - 1999
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 4,886
Jonah Hill
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 4,887
Eugene Garfield
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 4,888
Michelle Williams
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 4,889
Hal B. Wallis
PRODUCER
1898 - 1986
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 4,890
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Helen Merrill ranks 330. Before her are Blackie Lawless (1956), Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), Levon Helm (1940), Chester Thompson (1948), Mark St. John (1956), and Woody Herman (1913). After her are Otis Rush (1934), John Lewis (1920), Lennie Tristano (1919), Gene Clark (1944), Jack DeJohnette (1942), and Larry Carlton (1948).
Blackie Lawless
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 324
Oscar Hammerstein II
1895 - 1960
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 325
Levon Helm
1940 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 326
Chester Thompson
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 327
Mark St. John
1956 - 2007
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 328
Woody Herman
1913 - 1987
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 329
Helen Merrill
1930 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 330
Otis Rush
1934 - 2018
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 331
John Lewis
1920 - 2001
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 332
Lennie Tristano
1919 - 1978
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 333
Gene Clark
1944 - 1991
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 334
Jack DeJohnette
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 335
Larry Carlton
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 336