COMPANION
Linda McCartney
1941 - 1998
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Linda McCartney
Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (née Eastman; September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer and musician. She was the keyboardist and harmony vocalist in the band Wings that also featured her husband, Paul McCartney of the Beatles. Beginning in the mid-1960s, Linda began a career as a photographer, landing with Town & Country, where she soon gained assignments to photograph various musicians and entertainers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Linda McCartney has received more than 10,508,121 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Linda McCartney is the 264th most popular companion (up from 292nd in 2019), the 1,100th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,319th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Companion.
Linda McCartney was a photographer and animal rights activist. She was married to Paul McCartney and they had four children together. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995 and died from the disease in 1998.
Memorability Metrics
11M
Page Views (PV)
61.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
3.65
Effective Languages (L*)
4.30
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPANIONS
Among companions, Linda McCartney ranks 264 out of 784. Before her are Anne of Bohemia, Christina of Saxony, Agnes of Antioch, Dorothea of Brandenburg, Anna Porphyrogenita, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. After her are Louise of Great Britain, Imelda Marcos, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Maria Laskarina, Adelaide del Vasto, and Elisabeth of Romania.
Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnne of Bohemia
1366 - 1394
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 258
Christina of Saxony
1461 - 1521
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 259
Agnes of Antioch
1153 - 1184
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 260
Dorothea of Brandenburg
1430 - 1495
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 261
Anna Porphyrogenita
963 - 1011
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 262
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
1982 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 263
Linda McCartney
1941 - 1998
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 264
Louise of Great Britain
1724 - 1751
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 265
Imelda Marcos
1929 - Present
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 266
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley
1508 - 1549
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 267
Maria Laskarina
1206 - 1270
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 268
Adelaide del Vasto
1072 - 1118
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 269
Elisabeth of Romania
1894 - 1956
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 270
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Linda McCartney ranks 75. Before her are Milan Kučan, Jules A. Hoffmann, Ritchie Valens, Karl Barry Sharpless, Cass Elliot, and Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri. After her are Vladimir Voronin, Mohamed Ghannouchi, Paul Anka, John E. Walker, Tom Conti, and Sergio Oliva. Among people deceased in 1998, Linda McCartney ranks 26. Before her are Tameo Ide, Nizar Qabbani, Julien Green, Vasily Arkhipov, Otto Kretschmer, and Allan MacLeod Cormack. After her are Alfred Schnittke, George H. Hitchings, André Weil, Lúcio Costa, Kenichi Fukui, and Galina Ulanova.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsMilan Kučan
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 69
Jules A. Hoffmann
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 70
Ritchie Valens
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1959
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 71
Karl Barry Sharpless
CHEMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 72
Cass Elliot
SINGER
1941 - 1974
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 73
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 74
Linda McCartney
COMPANION
1941 - 1998
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 75
Vladimir Voronin
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 76
Mohamed Ghannouchi
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 77
Paul Anka
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 78
John E. Walker
CHEMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 79
Tom Conti
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 80
Sergio Oliva
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 81
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsTameo Ide
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1998
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 20
Nizar Qabbani
WRITER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 21
Julien Green
WRITER
1900 - 1998
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 22
Vasily Arkhipov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 1998
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 23
Otto Kretschmer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1998
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 24
Allan MacLeod Cormack
PHYSICIST
1924 - 1998
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 25
Linda McCartney
COMPANION
1941 - 1998
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 26
Alfred Schnittke
COMPOSER
1934 - 1998
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 27
George H. Hitchings
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 28
André Weil
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 29
Lúcio Costa
ARCHITECT
1902 - 1998
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 30
Kenichi Fukui
CHEMIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 31
Galina Ulanova
DANCER
1910 - 1998
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 32
In United States
Among people born in United States, Linda McCartney ranks 1,100 out of 20,380. Before her are Brendan Fraser (1968), Arthur Ashe (1943), Joanne Woodward (1930), Betty White (1922), Stephen Covey (1932), and Dean Reed (1938). After her are Richard Thaler (1945), Laura Bush (1946), Robert Vaughn (1932), Idina Menzel (1971), Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1944), and George Jung (1942).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBrendan Fraser
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 1,094
Arthur Ashe
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - 1993
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 1,095
Joanne Woodward
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 1,096
Betty White
ACTOR
1922 - 2021
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 1,097
Stephen Covey
WRITER
1932 - 2012
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 1,098
Dean Reed
ACTOR
1938 - 1986
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 1,099
Linda McCartney
COMPANION
1941 - 1998
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 1,100
Richard Thaler
ECONOMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 1,101
Laura Bush
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 1,102
Robert Vaughn
ACTOR
1932 - 2016
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 1,103
Idina Menzel
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 1,104
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 1,105
George Jung
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 1,106
Among COMPANIONS In United States
Among companions born in United States, Linda McCartney ranks 5. Before her are Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929), Olympias (-375), Priscilla Presley (1945), and Rosalynn Carter (1927). After her are Martha Washington (1731), Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), Mamie Eisenhower (1896), Pat Nixon (1912), Abigail Adams (1744), Neilia Hunter Biden (1942), and Ellen Axson Wilson (1860).
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
1929 - 1994
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 1
Olympias
375 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 2
Priscilla Presley
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 3
Rosalynn Carter
1927 - 2023
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 4
Linda McCartney
1941 - 1998
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 5
Martha Washington
1731 - 1802
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 6
Mary Todd Lincoln
1818 - 1882
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 7
Mamie Eisenhower
1896 - 1979
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 8
Pat Nixon
1912 - 1993
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 9
Abigail Adams
1744 - 1818
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 10
Neilia Hunter Biden
1942 - 1972
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 11
Ellen Axson Wilson
1860 - 1914
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 12