SINGER

Jorge Ben

1942 - Today

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Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes (born March 22, 1939) is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben (Portuguese: [ˈʒɔʁʒi ˈbẽŋ̍]). Performing in a samba style that also explored soul, funk, rock and bossa nova sounds, Ben has recorded such well-known songs as "Chove Chuva", "Mas, que Nada!", "Ive Brussel" and "Balança Pema". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jorge Ben has received more than 442,680 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jorge Ben is the 612th most popular singer (down from 565th in 2019), the 240th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 192nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Brazilian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jorge Ben ranks 612 out of 4,381. Before him are Halsey, Josipa Lisac, Adele, Michel Berger, Haris Alexiou, and Davorin Popović. After him are Monica Zetterlund, Ice Cube, Papa Wemba, Wilson Pickett, Patti Page, and Pink.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jorge Ben ranks 228. Before him are Eliso Virsaladze, Chris Sarandon, Marco Rota, Brian Kernighan, Marta Kubišová, and Günter Wallraff. After him are Vladimír Dzurilla, Juan Gisbert Sr., Björn Nordqvist, Rinus Israël, Montserrat Figueras, and Piero Marini.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Jorge Ben ranks 240 out of 2,236. Before him are José Bonifácio de Andrada (1763), Paulo Cézar Caju (1949), Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (1848), Friaça (1924), Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil (1845), and Carlos Chagas (1879). After him are Silvio Santos (1930), Altair Gomes de Figueiredo (1938), Marinho Peres (1947), Diane, Duchess of Württemberg (1940), Regina Duarte (1947), and Philippe Coutinho (1992).

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Among SINGERS In Brazil

Among singers born in Brazil, Jorge Ben ranks 8. Before him are Roberto Carlos (1941), Elis Regina (1945), Loalwa Braz (1953), Gal Costa (1945), Maria Bethânia (1946), and Elza Soares (1930). After him are Naná Vasconcelos (1944), Luiz Gonzaga (1912), Adoniran Barbosa (1910), Lisa Ono (1962), Flora Purim (1942), and Michel Teló (1981).

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