SINGER

Jimmy Witherspoon

1920 - 1997

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James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues singer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Witherspoon has received more than 247,921 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Witherspoon is the 2,136th most popular singer (down from 1,829th in 2019), the 11,554th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,931st in 2019) and the 566th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimmy Witherspoon ranks 2,136 out of 4,381. Before him are R. L. Burnside, David Johansen, Soko, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Hera Björk, and Noel Harrison. After him are Darren Hayes, Alborosie, Sammi Cheng, Warren G, Chou Tzu-yu, and Sakura Miyawaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Jimmy Witherspoon ranks 430. Before him are John O'Connor, Luisa Cuesta, Marguerite Higgins, Elliot Richardson, McDonald Bailey, and István Szívós. After him are Sammy Lee, Errol Barrow, Les Leston, Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, Ruth Graham, and Tommy Godwin. Among people deceased in 1997, Jimmy Witherspoon ranks 308. Before him are Gulshan Kumar, Roger Laurent, Rod Milburn, Mario Velarde, Božena Srncová, and Yevgeni Mayorov. After him are P. H. Newby, Jimmy Rogers, Troy Ruttman, Judith Merril, Sally Blane, and William Alland.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Witherspoon ranks 11,554 out of 20,380. Before him are Patrick Schwarzenegger (1993), Roy Hargrove (1969), Glen Benton (1967), Charlie Barnet (1913), Juliet Landau (1965), and Esther Ralston (1902). After him are Marcell Jacobs (1994), Harry Carney (1910), George Steele (1937), Susan Seidelman (1952), Charles Shyer (1951), and Mark Boal (1973).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jimmy Witherspoon ranks 566. Before him are Marcus Mumford (1987), Jerry Vale (1930), Jonathan Richman (1951), Lil Pump (2000), R. L. Burnside (1926), and David Johansen (1950). After him are Warren G (1970), Howie Dorough (1973), Harry Connick Jr. (1967), Maria Ewing (1950), Fred Schneider (1951), and Mina (1997).

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