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Jeanette MacDonald

1903 - 1965

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Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American soprano and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour With You) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeanette MacDonald has received more than 1,519,614 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Jeanette MacDonald is the 1,144th most popular singer (up from 1,160th in 2019), the 5,845th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,246th in 2019) and the 289th most popular American Singer.

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  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jeanette MacDonald ranks 1,144 out of 4,381. Before her are Amelita Galli-Curci, Steve Porcaro, Günther, Joséphine Fodor, Lian Ross, and Bertrand Cantat. After her are Marko Perković, James LaBrie, Pete Ham, Oliver Sykes, Usher, and Lydia Lipkowska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Jeanette MacDonald ranks 220. Before her are Camilla Horn, Peppino De Filippo, Khalid al-Azm, Big Bill Broonzy, Carlos Prío Socarrás, and Gioacchino Colombo. After her are Georges de Rham, Gerhard Schrader, Jean Cavaillès, Wim Anderiesen, Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia, and Yashpal. Among people deceased in 1965, Jeanette MacDonald ranks 136. Before her are Erik Abrahamsson, Roberto Battaglia, Aldo Nadi, Khalid al-Azm, František Langer, and Henry Travers. After her are Louise Dresser, Frol Kozlov, Ethel Thomson Larcombe, Ingrid Jonker, Hamo Beknazarian, and Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeanette MacDonald ranks 5,845 out of 20,380. Before her are Taylor Hawkins (1972), William Wharton (1925), Jonathan Pollard (1954), Jason Scott Lee (1966), Ellen Corby (1911), and Ralph Towner (1940). After her are Joe Manganiello (1976), Martin Ferrero (1947), Thomas Hearns (1958), Louis Clarke (1901), Arthur Golden (1956), and Milman Parry (1902).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jeanette MacDonald ranks 289. Before her are Sheila E. (1957), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), Travis Scott (1991), Sylvester (1947), Gil Scott-Heron (1949), and Steve Porcaro (1957). After her are Usher (1978), Lou Rawls (1933), Eva Cassidy (1963), Nate Dogg (1969), Junior Wells (1934), and Terence Trent D'Arby (1962).

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