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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 and voice continue to be used in advertisements after his death. Dean became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. He rose to fame for his 1961 country music crossover hit into rock and roll with "Big Bad John", and his 1963 television series The Jimmy Dean Show gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national exposure with his character, Rowlf. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Jimmy Dean is the 2,367th most popular singer (down from 2,274th in 2024), the 12,898th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,231st in 2019) and the 668th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimmy Dean ranks 2,367 out of 4,381. Before him are Kishori Amonkar, Mike Phiromphon, Bobby Rydell, Jake Wesley Rogers, Brett Anderson, and Graham Parker. After him are Yui, Chuck D, Clyde McPhatter, Patricia Petibon, Nina Stemme, and Nelly Ciobanu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Jimmy Dean ranks 576. Before him are Gino Pariani, Andrew Sarris, Hap Sharp, Jerry Bock, June Maston, and William Kennedy. After him are Joseph Bernardin, Gerhard Weinberg, Philip Levine, Keely Smith, Barbara Nichols, and Vince Edwards. Among people deceased in 2010, Jimmy Dean ranks 456. Before him are Khattiya Sawasdipol, Jerry Bock, Dorothy Provine, Nan Martin, Ravindra Kelekar, and John Dankworth. After him are Kate McGarrigle, Anna Samokhina, Nodar Kumaritashvili, Gil Merrick, Frank Fenner, and Jacinto Villalba.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Dean ranks 12,902 out of 20,380. Before him are Rory Culkin (1989), Linda Emond (1959), Steven Michael Quezada (1963), Nora Dunn (1952), Rochelle Hudson (1916), and Elliott Abrams (1948). After him are Andre Iguodala (1984), Trent Lott (1941), Buzz Osborne (1964), Christopher Ferguson (1961), Elle King (1989), and Mustard (1990).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jimmy Dean ranks 668. Before him are Stacey Kent (1965), Roddy Ricch (1998), Jam Master Jay (1965), Marcus Mumford (1987), Bobby Rydell (1942), and Jake Wesley Rogers (1996). After him are Chuck D (1960), Clyde McPhatter (1932), Gucci Mane (1980), Fred Schneider (1951), William DuVall (1967), and Martika (1969).

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