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Jackie Wilson

1934 - 1984

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Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American singer of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jackie Wilson has received more than 3,806,184 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Jackie Wilson is the 794th most popular singer (down from 739th in 2019), the 4,462nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,171st in 2019) and the 225th most popular American Singer.

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  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jackie Wilson ranks 794 out of 3,528. Before him are Boubacar Traoré, Giulia Grisi, Angelo Branduardi, Ronnie Van Zant, Shoshana Damari, and Pyotr Leshchenko. After him are Nick Kamen, Jetty Paerl, Miliza Korjus, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Arik Einstein, and Cheb Mami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Jackie Wilson ranks 230. Before him are Maria Carta, David Burke, Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, Abdullah Ibrahim, Adolf Merckle, and Richard Swinburne. After him are Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, Oleg Basilashvili, Otis Rush, Billy Paul, Maureen Connolly, and Alan Baddeley. Among people deceased in 1984, Jackie Wilson ranks 116. Before him are Manès Sperber, Jorge Guillén, Tim, Arvīds Jansons, Louis Lansana Beavogui, and Lillian Hellman. After him are Viktor Chukarin, Fazıl Küçük, Valery Voronin, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Blagoje Marjanović, and Alice Neel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jackie Wilson ranks 4,462 out of 18,182. Before him are Paul Reiser (1957), Michael Brecker (1949), Edward Furlong (1977), William Klein (1928), Sanford B. Dole (1844), and Lee Radziwill (1933). After him are Vivien Thomas (1910), Courtney Hodges (1887), John Trumbull (1756), James Kottak (1962), Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), and E. G. Marshall (1914).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jackie Wilson ranks 225. Before him are Sylvester (1947), Carl Wilson (1946), Billy Vaughn (1919), Leon Russell (1942), Joan Osborne (1962), and Ronnie Van Zant (1948). After him are Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893), MC Hammer (1962), Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), Billy Paul (1934), Melanie Thornton (1967), and Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935).

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