SINGER

Howlin' Wolf

1910 - 1976

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Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. He was at the forefront of transforming acoustic Delta blues into electric Chicago blues, and over a four-decade career, recorded blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and psychedelic rock. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howlin' Wolf has received more than 3,136,290 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Howlin' Wolf is the 527th most popular singer (up from 537th in 2019), the 2,948th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,124th in 2019) and the 154th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Howlin' Wolf ranks 527 out of 4,381. Before him are Natalie Cole, Violetta Villas, Lidia Ruslanova, Bobby Darin, Geri Halliwell, and Zeca Afonso. After him are Vice Vukov, Leo Nucci, Kim Wilde, Ghena Dimitrova, Jorge Negrete, and Hayedeh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Howlin' Wolf ranks 118. Before him are Fritz Leiber, John W. Campbell, Cao Yu, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Hazi Aslanov, and Bernard Voorhoof. After him are Jorge Negrete, Giorgio Perlasca, Armen Takhtajan, Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Suleiman Frangieh, and Ai Qing. Among people deceased in 1976, Howlin' Wolf ranks 91. Before him are Freddie King, Rudolf Kempe, Mikhail Katukov, Mukaghali Makatayev, Elihan Tore, and Paul Strand. After him are Josef Sudek, Grégoire Kayibanda, Oscar Bonavena, Tommy Bolin, Evert Taube, and Wilhelm Marschall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howlin' Wolf ranks 2,948 out of 20,380. Before him are Ace Frehley (1951), Robert Hanssen (1944), Jeffrey Tambor (1944), Martha Scott (1912), Shera Danese (1949), and Katie Holmes (1978). After him are George W. De Long (1844), Lisa Edelstein (1966), Jane Kaczmarek (1955), Tom Holland (1943), Robert Stroud (1890), and Elbridge Gerry (1744).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Howlin' Wolf ranks 154. Before him are LP (1981), Michael Bolton (1953), Don McLean (1945), Selena (1971), Natalie Cole (1950), and Bobby Darin (1936). After him are Akon (1973), Bobby Kimball (1947), Tiny Tim (1932), Chubby Checker (1941), Stephen Stills (1945), and DMX (1970).

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