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Jimmy Dean

1928 - 2010

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Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials, and his likeness continues to be used in advertisements after his death.He became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Dean has received more than 5,951,984 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Dean is the 1,958th most popular singer (down from 1,656th in 2019), the 10,616th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,119th in 2019) and the 553rd most popular American Singer.

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  • 6.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimmy Dean ranks 1,958 out of 3,528Before him are Ken Hirai, Patty Smyth, Lena Philipsson, Sergej Ćetković, Beth Ditto, and Park Bom. After him are Barrett Strong, Stephen Gately, Soraya Arnelas, Shohreh, Porter Wagoner, and Derrick Green.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Jimmy Dean ranks 479Before him are Bernard Cribbins, Donald Henderson, Keely Smith, Ferenc Juhász, Serge Blusson, and Cynthia Ozick. After him are Andrew Sarris, Bano Qudsia, Hap Sharp, Ernestine Anderson, Samuel Adler, and Harold Prince. Among people deceased in 2010, Jimmy Dean ranks 382Before him are Christoph Schlingensief, Franciszek Gągor, Maureen Forrester, Edwin Valero, Art Clokey, and Mitch Miller. After him are Helen Wagner, Nodar Kumaritashvili, Nan Martin, Walter Frederick Morrison, Vladislav Galkin, and Peter Christopherson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Dean ranks 10,616 out of 18,182Before him are Tom Scholz (1947), Beth Ditto (1981), Jerry Pournelle (1933), Caleb Cushing (1800), Dot Jones (1964), and Ted Lange (1948). After him are Rufus King (1755), Shirley Scott (1934), Barrett Strong (1941), Lezley Zen (1974), Alan Ritchson (1982), and Robin Lord Taylor (1978).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jimmy Dean ranks 553Before him are Mitch Miller (1911), Madison Beer (1999), Tiffany Young (1989), Anita Baker (1958), Patty Smyth (1957), and Beth Ditto (1981). After him are Barrett Strong (1941), Porter Wagoner (1927), Derrick Green (1971), Harry Connick Jr. (1967), R. L. Burnside (1926), and Eddy Arnold (1918).