1912 - 1953
Kathleen Mary Ferrier, CBE (22 April 1912 – 8 October 1953) was an English contralto singer who achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert and recording artist, with a repertoire extending from folksong and popular ballads to the classical works of Bach, Brahms, Mahler and Elgar. Her death from cancer, at the height of her fame, was a shock to the musical world and particularly to the general public, which was kept in ignorance of the nature of her illness until after her death. The daughter of a Lancashire village schoolmaster, Ferrier showed early talent as a pianist, and won numerous amateur piano competitions while working as a telephonist with the General Post Office. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kathleen Ferrier has received more than 272,074 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Kathleen Ferrier is the 522nd most popular singer (up from 563rd in 2019), the 1,835th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,930th in 2019) and the 60th most popular British Singer.
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Among singers, Kathleen Ferrier ranks 522 out of 3,541. Before her are Mongo Santamaría, Patrick Hernandez, Paul Di'Anno, Stromae, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, and Lana Del Rey. After her are Alexis Korner, Juan Gabriel, Gino Paoli, Bobby Kimball, Wilson Pickett, and Brenda Lee.
1917 - 2003
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 516
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 517
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 518
1985 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 519
1940 - 2020
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 520
1985 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 521
1912 - 1953
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 522
1928 - 1984
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 523
1950 - 2016
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 524
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 525
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 526
1941 - 2006
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 527
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 528
Among people born in 1912, Kathleen Ferrier ranks 128. Before her are Jacques Bergier, Barbara Hutton, Naoto Tajima, Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, John Cheever, and Josef Blösche. After her are Kristina Söderbaum, Folco Lulli, Maria Montez, Thorbjørn Egner, Domingos da Guia, and Võ Chí Công. Among people deceased in 1953, Kathleen Ferrier ranks 72. Before her are Stanisław Wojciechowski, Nikolaos Plastiras, Evgeny Paton, Titta Ruffo, Dámaso Berenguer, and Ernst Reuter. After her are Francesco Saverio Nitti, Lev Mekhlis, Şükrü Saracoğlu, Ralph Linton, Holger Pedersen, and Xu Beihong.
1912 - 1978
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 122
1912 - 1979
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 123
1912 - 1990
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 124
1912 - 2008
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 125
1912 - 1982
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 126
1912 - 1969
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 127
1912 - 1953
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 128
1912 - 2001
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 129
1912 - 1970
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 130
1912 - 1951
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 131
1912 - 1990
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 132
1912 - 2000
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 133
1912 - 2011
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 134
1869 - 1953
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 66
1883 - 1953
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 67
1870 - 1953
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 68
1877 - 1953
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 69
1873 - 1953
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 70
1889 - 1953
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 71
1912 - 1953
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 72
1868 - 1953
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 73
1889 - 1953
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 74
1887 - 1953
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 75
1893 - 1953
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 76
1867 - 1953
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 77
1895 - 1953
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 78
Among people born in United Kingdom, Kathleen Ferrier ranks 1,835 out of 6,924. Before her are Margaret of England (1240), Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847), Charles Gray (1928), Roger Cotes (1682), Paul Di'Anno (1958), and John Latham (1740). After her are Oliver Hart (1948), Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (1984), George Frederic Watts (1817), Tom Felton (1987), Anthony Dawson (1916), and Lilian Harvey (1906).
1240 - 1275
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 1,829
1847 - 1929
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 1,830
1928 - 2000
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 1,831
1682 - 1716
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 1,832
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 1,833
1740 - 1837
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 1,834
1912 - 1953
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 1,835
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 1,836
1984 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 1,837
1817 - 1904
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 1,838
1987 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 1,839
1916 - 1992
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 1,840
1906 - 1968
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1,841
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Kathleen Ferrier ranks 60. Before her are Maggie Reilly (1956), Noel Gallagher (1967), Black (1962), John Wetton (1949), Rick Parfitt (1948), and Paul Di'Anno (1958). After her are Julian Lennon (1963), Jeanette (1951), Graham Bonnet (1947), Mary Hopkin (1950), Ed Sheeran (1991), and Peter Frampton (1950).
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 54
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 55
1962 - 2016
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 56
1949 - 2017
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 57
1948 - 2016
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 58
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 59
1912 - 1953
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 60
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 61
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 62
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 63
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 64
1991 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 65
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 66