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Julie London

1926 - 2000

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Julie London (born Julie Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Her recording of "Cry Me a River", a song she introduced on her debut album Julie Is Her Name, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julie London has received more than 4,286,489 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Julie London is the 800th most popular singer (down from 633rd in 2019), the 4,272nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,557th in 2019) and the 213th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Julie London ranks 800 out of 4,381. Before her are Sinn Sisamouth, Guy Béart, Ljiljana Petrović, Carl Wilson, Eric Carmen, and Fish. After her are Rodoljub Roki Vulović, Minnie Riperton, Lill Lindfors, Ileana Cotrubaș, Arno, and Lyudmila Zykina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Julie London ranks 226. Before her are Zinaida Portnova, Peter Lax, Friedrich Cerha, Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Lu'ay al-Atassi, and Judith Malina. After her are Gottfried Diener, Ray Brown, David C. H. Austin, Lenny Montana, Julio César Britos, and Arnošt Lustig. Among people deceased in 2000, Julie London ranks 145. Before her are Douglas Fairbanks Jr., W. D. Hamilton, Abraham Pais, Basil Bernstein, Jean-Claude Izzo, and Nicholas Clay. After her are John Tukey, Hendrik C. van de Hulst, Ioannis Mitropoulos, Frédéric Dard, George Segal, and John Ljunggren.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Julie London ranks 4,272 out of 20,380. Before her are Clara Barton (1821), Rose Wilder Lane (1886), Julia Robinson (1919), David Del Tredici (1937), Tommy Mottola (1949), and Roseanne Barr (1952). After her are W. S. Van Dyke (1889), Fanny Crosby (1820), Burt Kennedy (1922), Amber Lynn (1964), Minnie Riperton (1947), and J. J. Johnson (1924).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Julie London ranks 213. Before her are Belinda Carlisle (1958), Big Sean (1988), George Clinton (1941), Jennifer Warnes (1947), Carl Wilson (1946), and Eric Carmen (1949). After her are Minnie Riperton (1947), Gregg Allman (1947), Patti LaBelle (1944), Little Walter (1930), Afrika Bambaataa (1957), and Mort Shuman (1938).

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