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Jimmy Ruffin

1936 - 2014

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Jimmy Lee Ruffin (May 7, 1936 – November 17, 2014) was an American soul singer, and the older brother of David Ruffin, the lead singer of the Temptations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Ruffin has received more than 891,231 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Ruffin is the 2,420th most popular singer (down from 2,123rd in 2019), the 12,870th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,426th in 2019) and the 681st most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 890k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 2,420 out of 3,528Before him are Andrius Mamontovas, Piret Järvis, Chris Willis, Lauren Jauregui, Tomas N'evergreen, and Pastora Soler. After him are Cheng Xiao, Biz Markie, Havana Brown, Jane Zhang, Kaija Kärkinen, and Vlado Janevski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 489Before him are James Frawley, Al Attles, Francine York, Bob Graham, Pat Roberts, and Alan Hodgkinson. After him are Peter Swan, Saginaw Grant, Fleur Mellor, Virginia Hamilton, Freddy Cannon, and Garfield Sobers. Among people deceased in 2014, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 483Before him are Bob Houbregs, Fernandão, Alexandra Bastedo, Toaripi Lauti, Daisuke Oku, and Eduardo Campos. After him are Philippe Mahut, Florica Lavric, Christopher Malcolm, Michael Glawogger, Joan Lorring, and Kathleen Ollerenshaw.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 12,870 out of 18,182Before him are John W. Geary (1819), Richard Grenell (1966), Deval Patrick (1956), William Oefelein (1965), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), and Rod Blagojevich (1956). After him are Billy Taylor (1921), Kenny Rollins (1923), Craig Federighi (1969), Ann Veneman (1949), Biz Markie (1964), and John Boozman (1950).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 681Before him are Ashlee Simpson (1984), Sunny (1989), Paula Cole (1968), Mark Arm (1962), Chris Willis (1969), and Lauren Jauregui (1996). After him are Biz Markie (1964), Jennifer Paige (1973), Teena Marie (1956), Betty Wright (1953), Jesse Hughes (1972), and Keri Hilson (1982).