SINGER

Jim Steinman

1947 - 2021

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James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, lyricist and record producer. He also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer. His work included songs in the adult contemporary, rock, dance, pop, musical theater, and film score genres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Steinman has received more than 3,224,621 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Steinman is the 1,099th most popular singer (down from 684th in 2019), the 5,627th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,900th in 2019) and the 283rd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jim Steinman ranks 1,099 out of 4,381. Before him are Flora Purim, Fedora Barbieri, Odetta, Elisabeth Söderström, Matti Salminen, and Despina Vandi. After him are Hortense Schneider, Genesis P-Orridge, Gala, Oleg Bryjak, Joji, and Peter Schilling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Jim Steinman ranks 427. Before him are Christian Piot, Chung Un-chan, Ilanit, Valeriy Pustovoitenko, Michael Gross, and Hans Ooft. After him are Jeffrey C. Alexander, Abraham Laboriel, Steve Marriott, Željko Franulović, André Wilms, and Lupita Ferrer. Among people deceased in 2021, Jim Steinman ranks 315. Before him are Almudena Grandes, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Patrick Juvet, Tormod Knutsen, Bernd Kannenberg, and Budge Patty. After him are Agustín Balbuena, Gavin MacLeod, Robert Marchand, Alexander Gradsky, Leslie Laing, and Joseph Benz.

Others Born in 1947

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Steinman ranks 5,627 out of 20,380. Before him are Odetta (1930), Linden Ashby (1960), Robert Durst (1943), Moe Howard (1897), Denis Leary (1957), and Jim Cummings (1952). After him are Melinda Culea (1955), Art Carney (1918), Harold Lockwood (1887), Shelley Long (1949), Jeffrey C. Alexander (1947), and Roger E. Mosley (1938).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jim Steinman ranks 283. Before him are Lou Gramm (1950), Luther Vandross (1951), Merle Haggard (1937), Bobby Bland (1930), Jim Reeves (1923), and Odetta (1930). After him are Sheila E. (1957), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), Travis Scott (1991), Sylvester (1947), Gil Scott-Heron (1949), and Steve Porcaro (1957).

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