SINGER

Kathleen Battle

1948 - Today

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Kathleen Deanna Battle (born August 13, 1948) is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Battle initially became known for her work within the concert repertoire through performances with major orchestras during the early and mid-1970s. She made her opera debut in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kathleen Battle has received more than 724,998 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Kathleen Battle is the 1,286th most popular singer (down from 736th in 2019), the 6,584th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,188th in 2019) and the 320th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 720k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kathleen Battle ranks 1,286 out of 4,381. Before her are Brian Hyland, Tetsuya Komuro, Cheo Feliciano, Dan Reynolds, Salvador Sobral, and Seo In-guk. After her are Zack de la Rocha, Yao Lee, Sandy Denny, Elisabeth Andreassen, Jahn Teigen, and Simone de Oliveira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Kathleen Battle ranks 427. Before her are Juan García Rodríguez, Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan, Gabriele Seyfert, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, Ylli Bufi, and Saul Rubinek. After her are Wayne Kramer, Kim Hwang-sik, Marc Okrand, Aleksandr Baryshnikov, Akira Matsunaga, and David Hungate.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kathleen Battle ranks 6,584 out of 20,380. Before her are Richard Bong (1920), William Higinbotham (1910), John Myung (1967), Richmond Landon (1898), Landon Donovan (1982), and Henry Slocum (1862). After her are Mario Segale (1934), Michael Chapman (1935), George Jones (1931), Jared Kushner (1981), Kevin Feige (1973), and John P. Ryan (1936).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kathleen Battle ranks 320. Before her are Charlie Dominici (1951), Jakob Dylan (1969), Leonard Warren (1911), Koko Taylor (1928), Brian Hyland (1943), and Dan Reynolds (1987). After her are Zack de la Rocha (1970), Lyle Lovett (1957), Mississippi John Hurt (1892), Kim Gordon (1953), Roy Eldridge (1911), and Eydie Gormé (1928).

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