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Kate McGarrigle

1946 - 2010

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Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) was a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who wrote and performed as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle. She is the mother of singers Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright from her marriage to American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, which ended in divorce. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kate McGarrigle has received more than 718,231 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Kate McGarrigle is the 2,301st most popular singer (down from 2,090th in 2019), the 720th most popular biography from Canada (down from 655th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Canadian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 720k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kate McGarrigle ranks 2,301 out of 4,381. Before her are Gülşen, Wu Bai, Pankaj Udhas, Elize Ryd, Damiano David, and Demet Akalın. After her are Mary Wells, Diego el Cigala, Corey Hart, Maxi Priest, Lúcia Moniz, and Usha Uthup.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Kate McGarrigle ranks 768. Before her are Gallagher, Stephen Rerych, Doug Russell, Bishan Singh Bedi, Stuart Christie, and Tim Thomerson. After her are Holly Woodlawn, Skip Spence, John Gribbin, Cameron Mackintosh, Al Lowe, and John Trudell. Among people deceased in 2010, Kate McGarrigle ranks 447. Before her are Jimmy Dean, Isabelle Caro, Ellis Clarke, Grażyna Gęsicka, Nan Martin, and Aladár Kovácsi. After her are Khattiya Sawasdipol, Anna Samokhina, John Huchra, Marie Corridon, Frank Fenner, and Isabella Abbott.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Kate McGarrigle ranks 720 out of 1,622. Before her are Beatrice Lillie (1894), Monty Hall (1921), Molly Parker (1972), Jeon So-mi (2001), Laura Vandervoort (1984), and Beattie Ramsay (1895). After her are Deborah Ellis (1960), Corey Hart (1962), Skip Spence (1946), Tommy Gorman (1886), Missy Peregrym (1982), and Tatiana Maslany (1985).

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Among SINGERS In Canada

Among singers born in Canada, Kate McGarrigle ranks 39. Before her are Deryck Whibley (1980), Daniel Powter (1971), Barbara Hannigan (1971), Carly Rae Jepsen (1985), Paul Shaffer (1949), and Jeon So-mi (2001). After her are Corey Hart (1962), Skip Spence (1946), Pierre Bouvier (1979), Cœur de pirate (1989), Natasha St-Pier (1981), and La Zarra (1987).

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