SINGER

Karen Carpenter

1950 - 1983

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Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who formed half of the highly successful duo Carpenters with her older brother Richard. With a distinctive three-octave contralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal skills. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karen Carpenter has received more than 15,719,230 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Karen Carpenter is the 324th most popular singer (up from 377th in 2019), the 1,867th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,352nd in 2019) and the 101st most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Karen Carpenter ranks 324 out of 4,381. Before her are Adelaide Hall, Željko Bebek, Carole King, Googoosh, Rod Evans, and Jimmy Cliff. After her are Peter Green, Sarah Brightman, Youssou N'Dour, Hank Williams, Marc Bolan, and Đorđe Balašević.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Karen Carpenter ranks 83. Before her are Neda Ukraden, Marcheline Bertrand, Eric Carr, Nora Roberts, Googoosh, and Alberto Juantorena. After her are Mikhail Fradkov, Marius Trésor, Martin Short, Michael Ironside, Jeffery Deaver, and Moshe Ya'alon. Among people deceased in 1983, Karen Carpenter ranks 51. Before her are Georges Bidault, Germaine Tailleferre, Robert Aldrich, Nicolaus von Below, Walther Nehring, and Kurt Tank. After her are Norma Shearer, Marianne Brandt, Horst Schumann, Victor Turner, Dennis Wilson, and Walter Stennes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Karen Carpenter ranks 1,867 out of 20,380. Before her are Chris Evert (1954), Fred Durst (1970), Arthur Danto (1924), Andy Kaufman (1949), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (1966), and Sam Houston (1793). After her are Stacy Keach (1941), Henry Lee Lucas (1936), Megan Fox (1986), Ben Carson (1951), Robert Ryan (1909), and Edward Albee (1928).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Karen Carpenter ranks 101. Before her are "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959), Cab Calloway (1907), Axl Rose (1962), Joey Ramone (1951), Adelaide Hall (1901), and Carole King (1942). After her are Hank Williams (1923), Connie Francis (1938), Eric Adams (1952), Christina Aguilera (1980), Joe Lynn Turner (1951), and Gene Vincent (1935).

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