SINGER

Little Richard

1932 - 2020

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Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the "Architect of Rock and Roll", Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his charismatic showmanship and dynamic music, characterized by frenetic piano playing, pounding backbeat and powerful raspy vocals, laid the foundation for rock and roll. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Little Richard has received more than 15,502,992 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Little Richard is the 182nd most popular singer (down from 137th in 2019), the 1,195th most popular biography from United States (down from 885th in 2019) and the 60th most popular American Singer.

Little Richard is most famous for his rock and roll music.

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  • 16M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Little Richard ranks 182 out of 4,381. Before him are Birgit Nilsson, Suzi Quatro, Paul Anka, Tom Morello, Giuseppe Di Stefano, and Basshunter. After him are John Denver, Zarah Leander, Franco Corelli, Tito Gobbi, Taylor Swift, and Umberto Tozzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Little Richard ranks 71. Before him are Meir Kahane, David Scott, Nagisa Oshima, Gunter Sachs, Hiroaki Sato, and Benigno Aquino Jr.. After him are Pier Angeli, Sonny Liston, Vladimir Ivashko, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Jean-Jacques Sempé, and Marisa Pavan. Among people deceased in 2020, Little Richard ranks 58. Before him are Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Joel Schumacher, Brian Dennehy, George Steiner, Ken Hensley, and Mary Higgins Clark. After him are Mamadou Tandja, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Radomir Antić, Mario J. Molina, John Saxon, and Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Little Richard ranks 1,195 out of 20,380. Before him are George Papandreou (1952), George Stinney (1929), Edward Emerson Barnard (1857), Edmund Kemper (1948), Herbie Hancock (1940), and Dwayne Johnson (1972). After him are Butch Cassidy (1866), Marshall Rosenberg (1934), Sam Shepard (1943), John Denver (1943), Norman Rockwell (1894), and Ethan Allen (1738).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Little Richard ranks 60. Before him are Cass Elliot (1941), Al Jarreau (1940), Chester Bennington (1976), Jon Bon Jovi (1962), Suzi Quatro (1950), and Tom Morello (1964). After him are John Denver (1943), Taylor Swift (1989), Mario Lanza (1921), Otis Redding (1941), Courtney Love (1964), and Anastacia (1968).

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