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Janis Ian

1951 - Today

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Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" and the 1975 Top Ten single "At Seventeen", from her seventh studio album Between the Lines, which in September 1975 reached no. 1 on the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Janis Ian has received more than 2,387,857 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Janis Ian is the 1,435th most popular musician (down from 1,376th in 2019), the 7,224th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,856th in 2019) and the 516th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Janis Ian ranks 1,435 out of 3,175. Before her are Christian Zacharias, Hubert Sumlin, Bob Daisley, Slim Harpo, Francesco De Gregori, and Nat Adderley. After her are Luther Allison, Jay Kay, Sonny Clark, Terje Rypdal, Emppu Vuorinen, and Diamanda Galás.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Janis Ian ranks 373. Before her are Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Brad Fiedel, Tress MacNeille, Ashok Gehlot, Patricia Wettig, and Francesco De Gregori. After her are Rino Fisichella, Charles S. Dutton, Kazuo Saito, León Gieco, André Hazes, and Bindu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Janis Ian ranks 7,224 out of 20,380. Before her are Duane Hanson (1925), Nat Adderley (1931), Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859), David Belasco (1853), Lewis Binford (1932), and Polly Holliday (1937). After her are Ted Raimi (1965), Caleb Deschanel (1944), Brenda Bakke (1963), Jack Lousma (1936), Little Eva (1943), and Dan Lauria (1947).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Janis Ian ranks 516. Before her are Dizzy Reed (1963), Mick Thomson (1973), Timothy B. Schmit (1947), Hubert Sumlin (1931), Slim Harpo (1924), and Nat Adderley (1931). After her are Luther Allison (1939), Sonny Clark (1931), Diamanda Galás (1955), Oscar Pettiford (1922), Maynard James Keenan (1964), and Larry Graham (1946).

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