SINGER
Jimmy Ruffin
1936 - 2014
Jimmy Ruffin
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 972,611 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Ruffin is the 2,729th most popular singer (down from 2,412th in 2019), the 14,405th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,840th in 2019) and the 739th most popular American Singer.
Memorability Metrics
970k
Page Views (PV)
45.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
1.39
Effective Languages (L*)
3.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 2,729 out of 4,381. Before him are Larry Norman, Parveen Sultana, Joni James, Ivri Lider, Lisa Angell, and Sho Sakurai. After him are Beverley Craven, Alison Mosshart, Letta Mbulu, Kendall Schmidt, Slick Rick, and Ana Johnsson.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLarry Norman
1947 - 2008
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 2,723
Parveen Sultana
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 2,724
Joni James
1930 - 2022
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 2,725
Ivri Lider
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 2,726
Lisa Angell
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 2,727
Sho Sakurai
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 2,728
Jimmy Ruffin
1936 - 2014
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 2,729
Beverley Craven
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 2,730
Alison Mosshart
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 2,731
Letta Mbulu
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 2,732
Kendall Schmidt
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 2,733
Slick Rick
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 2,734
Ana Johnsson
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 2,735
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 583. Before him are Virginia Hamilton, Marge Piercy, Mihály Fülöp, Dick Barnett, Garfield Sobers, and Saginaw Grant. After him are Sushma Seth, Sue Ane Langdon, John Danforth, Carole Quinton, Brenda Jones, and Indu Jain. Among people deceased in 2014, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 556. Before him are Bob Hastings, Mavis Gallant, Fernandão, Steven Sotloff, Deven Verma, and Valyantsin Byalkevich. After him are Christopher Malcolm, Audrey Long, Thomas Menino, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, André Wohllebe, and Skye McCole Bartusiak.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsVirginia Hamilton
WRITER
1936 - 2002
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 577
Marge Piercy
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 578
Mihály Fülöp
ATHLETE
1936 - 2006
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 579
Dick Barnett
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 580
Garfield Sobers
CRICKETER
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 581
Saginaw Grant
ACTOR
1936 - 2021
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 582
Jimmy Ruffin
SINGER
1936 - 2014
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 583
Sushma Seth
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 584
Sue Ane Langdon
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 585
John Danforth
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 586
Carole Quinton
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 587
Brenda Jones
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 588
Indu Jain
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - 2021
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 589
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsBob Hastings
ACTOR
1925 - 2014
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 550
Mavis Gallant
WRITER
1922 - 2014
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 551
Fernandão
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2014
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 552
Steven Sotloff
JOURNALIST
1983 - 2014
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 553
Deven Verma
ACTOR
1937 - 2014
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 554
Valyantsin Byalkevich
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - 2014
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 555
Jimmy Ruffin
SINGER
1936 - 2014
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 556
Christopher Malcolm
ACTOR
1946 - 2014
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 557
Audrey Long
ACTOR
1922 - 2014
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 558
Thomas Menino
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2014
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 559
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
ACTOR
1950 - 2014
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 560
André Wohllebe
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2014
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 561
Skye McCole Bartusiak
ACTOR
1992 - 2014
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 562
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 14,405 out of 20,380. Before him are Jon Tester (1956), John Fetterman (1969), Robert Pinsky (1940), Stephen Kotkin (1959), Tom Laughlin (1931), and Bob Bryar (1979). After him are Duane Swanson (1913), Alison Mosshart (1978), Yvette Nicole Brown (1971), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (1989), Richard Burr (1955), and Chuck Behler (1965).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJon Tester
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 14,399
John Fetterman
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 14,400
Robert Pinsky
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 14,401
Stephen Kotkin
HISTORIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 14,402
Tom Laughlin
ACTOR
1931 - 2013
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 14,403
Bob Bryar
MUSICIAN
1979 - 2024
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 14,404
Jimmy Ruffin
SINGER
1936 - 2014
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 14,405
Duane Swanson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1913 - 2000
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 14,406
Alison Mosshart
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 14,407
Yvette Nicole Brown
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 14,408
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 14,409
Richard Burr
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 14,410
Chuck Behler
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 14,411
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 739. Before him are Sinitta (1968), Little Milton (1934), Joey Badass (1995), Gary Jules (1969), Larry Norman (1947), and Joni James (1930). After him are Alison Mosshart (1978), Kendall Schmidt (1990), Randy Travis (1959), Obie Trice (1977), Melba Moore (1940), and Jesse McCartney (1987).
Sinitta
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 733
Little Milton
1934 - 2005
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 734
Joey Badass
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 735
Gary Jules
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 736
Larry Norman
1947 - 2008
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 737
Joni James
1930 - 2022
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 738
Jimmy Ruffin
1936 - 2014
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 739
Alison Mosshart
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 740
Kendall Schmidt
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 741
Randy Travis
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 742
Obie Trice
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 743
Melba Moore
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 744
Jesse McCartney
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 745