SINGER
Irma Thomas
1941 - Today
Irma Thomas
Irma Thomas (née Lee; born February 18, 1941) is an American singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans". Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial success. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irma Thomas has received more than 865,468 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Irma Thomas is the 1,809th most popular singer (up from 1,919th in 2019), the 9,653rd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,437th in 2019) and the 467th most popular American Singer.
Memorability Metrics
870k
Page Views (PV)
44.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.27
Effective Languages (L*)
3.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Irma Thomas ranks 1,809 out of 4,381. Before her are MF Doom, Dana Rosemary Scallon, Jackson Wang, Ben Harper, Willie Brown, and Cássia Eller. After her are Stephen Gately, George Ezra, Caro Emerald, Roger Pontare, Richard Thompson, and K.d. lang.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMF Doom
1971 - 2020
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 1,803
Dana Rosemary Scallon
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 1,804
Jackson Wang
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 1,805
Ben Harper
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 1,806
Willie Brown
1900 - 1952
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 1,807
Cássia Eller
1962 - 2001
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 1,808
Irma Thomas
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 1,809
Stephen Gately
1976 - 2009
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 1,810
George Ezra
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 1,811
Caro Emerald
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 1,812
Roger Pontare
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 1,813
Richard Thompson
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 1,814
K.d. lang
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 1,815
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Irma Thomas ranks 543. Before her are Tony Dunne, Horst Meyer, Marty Riessen, Mária Gulácsy, Luigi Ferrando, and Miroslav Verner. After her are Nelson López, Takao Sakurai, Mário da Graça Machungo, Vyacheslav Vedenin, Faith Leech, and Magne Thomassen.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsTony Dunne
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 537
Horst Meyer
ATHLETE
1941 - 2020
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 538
Marty Riessen
TENNIS PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 539
Mária Gulácsy
ATHLETE
1941 - 2015
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 540
Luigi Ferrando
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 541
Miroslav Verner
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 542
Irma Thomas
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 543
Nelson López
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 1980
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 544
Takao Sakurai
ATHLETE
1941 - 2012
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 545
Mário da Graça Machungo
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 546
Vyacheslav Vedenin
ATHLETE
1941 - 2021
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 547
Faith Leech
SWIMMER
1941 - 2013
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 548
Magne Thomassen
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 549
In United States
Among people born in United States, Irma Thomas ranks 9,653 out of 20,380. Before her are Tina Louise (1934), Joel Glazer (1970), Alan Rudolph (1943), Walt Davis (1931), Edward Brophy (1895), and Sunrise Adams (1982). After her are Frank Henry (1909), Joey King (1999), Harry Hebner (1891), Desmond Harrington (1976), Wes Borland (1975), and Sam Robards (1961).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTina Louise
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 9,647
Joel Glazer
BUSINESSPERSON
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 9,648
Alan Rudolph
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9,649
Walt Davis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9,650
Edward Brophy
ACTOR
1895 - 1960
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9,651
Sunrise Adams
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9,652
Irma Thomas
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9,653
Frank Henry
ATHLETE
1909 - 1989
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9,654
Joey King
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9,655
Harry Hebner
SWIMMER
1891 - 1968
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9,656
Desmond Harrington
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9,657
Wes Borland
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9,658
Sam Robards
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9,659
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Irma Thomas ranks 467. Before her are Chris Connor (1927), George Fisher (1970), Ray Gillen (1959), Greg Graffin (1964), Ben Harper (1969), and Willie Brown (1900). After her are Lil' Kim (1974), Lawrence Tibbett (1896), Magic Sam (1937), Johnnie Ray (1927), Chris Fehn (1973), and LaVern Baker (1929).
Chris Connor
1927 - 2009
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 461
George Fisher
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 462
Ray Gillen
1959 - 1993
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 463
Greg Graffin
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 464
Ben Harper
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 465
Willie Brown
1900 - 1952
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 466
Irma Thomas
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 467
Lil' Kim
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 468
Lawrence Tibbett
1896 - 1960
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 469
Magic Sam
1937 - 1969
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 470
Johnnie Ray
1927 - 1990
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 471
Chris Fehn
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 472
LaVern Baker
1929 - 1997
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 473