SINGER

Johnny Otis

1921 - 2012

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Johnny Otis (born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes (Ιωάννης Αλέξανδρος Βελιώτης); December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012) was a first generation Greek-American singer, musician, composer, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout. He was a seminal influence on American R&B and rock and roll. He discovered numerous artists early in their careers who went on to become highly successful in their own right, including Little Esther Phillips, Etta James, Alan O'Day, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, Hank Ballard, and The Robins, among many others. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Otis has received more than 830,635 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Johnny Otis is the 1,895th most popular singer (down from 1,770th in 2019), the 10,174th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,595th in 2019) and the 494th most popular American Singer.

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  • 830k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Johnny Otis ranks 1,895 out of 4,381. Before him are Ronnie Hawkins, Soraya Arnelas, Claes-Göran Hederström, Pierre Rapsat, June Anderson, and Boris Novković. After him are Vani Jairam, Martin Solveig, Eddy Arnold, MC Ren, Bruce Hornsby, and Julee Cruise.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Johnny Otis ranks 415. Before him are Spartaco Bandinelli, R. K. Laxman, Franz Gabl, Jacques Friedel, François Picard, and Ruth Barcan Marcus. After him are Gordon Thomas, Günther Bechem, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Róbert Antal, Eeva-Liisa Manner, and Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn. Among people deceased in 2012, Johnny Otis ranks 423. Before him are Ian Burgess, Philippe Bugalski, Héctor Camacho, Terry Callier, Mitch Lucker, and Ruth Barcan Marcus. After him are Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Adam Yauch, Leszek Drogosz, Leila Denmark, Jacqueline Mazéas, and Robert B. Sherman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Otis ranks 10,174 out of 20,380. Before him are Chyler Leigh (1982), William Christopher (1932), Laila Ali (1977), Mary Boland (1882), Frank Chapman (1864), and Didi Conn (1951). After him are Phillip Griffiths (1938), Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795), Lamar Odom (1979), Jesse James (1969), Edward C. Stone (1936), and Abigail Breslin (1996).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Johnny Otis ranks 494. Before him are Doc Pomus (1925), Cheryl Studer (1955), Romeo Santos (1981), Rakim (1968), Ronnie Hawkins (1935), and June Anderson (1952). After him are Eddy Arnold (1918), MC Ren (1969), Bruce Hornsby (1954), Julee Cruise (1956), Carole Bayer Sager (1947), and Leroy Carr (1905).

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