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Jimmie Davis

1899 - 2000

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James Houston Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 5, 2000) was an American singer, songwriter, and politician. After achieving fame for releasing both sacred and popular songs, Davis served as governor of Louisiana from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1960 to 1964. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmie Davis has received more than 661,652 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Jimmie Davis is the 2,031st most popular singer (down from 1,789th in 2019), the 11,038th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,853rd in 2019) and the 576th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimmie Davis ranks 2,031 out of 3,528Before her are Andreas Johnson, Yodrak Salakjai, Nikos Vertis, Chaeyoung, Natti Natasha, and Vaughn Monroe. After her are Big L, Ronnie Hawkins, Anuradha Paudwal, Anita Ward, Sammi Cheng, and Amy Grant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Jimmie Davis ranks 263Before her are Edward Charles Titchmarsh, Jack Beresford, Kazimierz Laskowski, Glenn Strange, Aline MacMahon, and Marie Mosquini. After her are Paul Kelly, Carlos P. Romulo, Seán Lemass, Phyllis Haver, Dwight Frye, and Percy Lavon Julian. Among people deceased in 2000, Jimmie Davis ranks 299Before her are Alla Rakha, Donald Dewar, Kirsty MacColl, Duane Swanson, Tranquilino Garcete, and Bunny Austin. After her are Mack Robinson, Veerasamy Ringadoo, R. S. Thomas, Lynden Pindling, Joan Marsh, and Mae Faggs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmie Davis ranks 11,038 out of 18,182Before her are Steven S. DeKnight (1910), Chrissy Metz (1980), Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), Annie Wersching (1977), John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886), and Samuel Huntington (1731). After her are Audrey Totter (1917), Big L (1974), Robert Duncan McNeill (1964), Gene Hoglan (1967), Ronnie Hawkins (1935), and Amy Goodman (1957).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jimmie Davis ranks 576Before her are Chuck Billy (1962), Robert Merrill (1917), Brook Benton (1931), Stacey Kent (1965), CeeLo Green (1974), and Vaughn Monroe (1911). After her are Big L (1974), Ronnie Hawkins (1935), Anita Ward (1956), Amy Grant (1960), Guy Mitchell (1927), and Charley Pride (1934).