1942 - Today
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 388,934 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jorge Ben is the 567th most popular singer (up from 598th in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 224th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Brazilian Singer.
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Among singers, Jorge Ben ranks 567 out of 3,528. Before him are Del Shannon, Alexander Rybak, Brenda Lee, Zaz, Mongo Santamaría, and Wilson Pickett. After him are Neil Tennant, Gigi D'Agostino, Ghena Dimitrova, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Adele, and Manolo Escobar.
1934 - 1990
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 561
1986 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 562
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 563
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 564
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 565
1941 - 2006
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 566
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 567
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 568
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 569
1941 - 2005
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 570
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 571
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 572
1931 - 2013
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 573
Among people born in 1942, Jorge Ben ranks 225. Before him are Susan Sullivan, Oliviero Toscani, David Ogden Stiers, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Vladimír Dzurilla, and Dennis Meadows. After him are Eliso Virsaladze, Martin Rees, Shere Hite, Edward Luttwak, David Stern, and Clarence Clemons.
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 219
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 220
1942 - 2018
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 221
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 222
1942 - 1995
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 223
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 224
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 225
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 226
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 227
1942 - 2020
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 228
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 229
1942 - 2020
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 230
1942 - 2011
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 231
Among people born in Brazil, Jorge Ben ranks 193 out of 2,067. Before him are Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836), Maria Bethânia (1946), Eduardo Saverin (1982), Dirceu (1952), Jorginho (1964), and Xuxa (1963). After him are Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (1841), Roberto Dinamite (1954), Glauber Rocha (1939), Hércules Brito Ruas (1939), Dida (1934), and Carlos Chagas (1879).
1836 - 1896
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 187
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 188
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 189
1952 - 1995
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 190
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 191
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 192
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 193
1841 - 1913
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 194
1954 - 2023
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 195
1939 - 1981
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 196
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 197
1934 - 2002
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 198
1879 - 1934
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 199
Among singers born in Brazil, Jorge Ben ranks 8. Before him are Astrud Gilberto (1940), Elza Soares (1930), Elis Regina (1945), Loalwa Braz (1953), Gal Costa (1945), and Maria Bethânia (1946). After him are Naná Vasconcelos (1944), Luiz Gonzaga (1912), Flora Purim (1942), Michel Teló (1981), Beth Carvalho (1946), and Lisa Ono (1962).
1940 - 2023
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 2
1930 - 2022
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 3
1945 - 1982
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 4
1953 - 2017
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 5
1945 - 2022
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 6
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 7
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 8
1944 - 2016
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 9
1912 - 1989
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 10
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 11
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 12
1946 - 2019
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 13
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 14