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Luther Vandross

1951 - 2005

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Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. Throughout his career, he achieved eleven consecutive RIAA-certified platinum albums and sold over 40 million records worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luther Vandross has received more than 9,722,627 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Luther Vandross is the 1,085th most popular singer (down from 992nd in 2019), the 5,599th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,408th in 2019) and the 277th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Luther Vandross ranks 1,085 out of 4,381. Before him are Ilanit, Zsuzsa Koncz, Karina, Lou Gramm, Caterina Caselli, and Patrick Juvet. After him are Jonas Kaufmann, Merle Haggard, Jerome Flynn, Bobby Bland, Rika Zaraï, and Jim Reeves.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Luther Vandross ranks 287. Before him are Sandahl Bergman, Marco Antônio, Dragan Pantelić, John Mellencamp, Enda Kenny, and Charlaine Harris. After him are David Almond, Bill Bryson, Bob Gale, Domitien Ndayizeye, Carl Lumbly, and Edgardo Codesal. Among people deceased in 2005, Luther Vandross ranks 191. Before him are Marc Lawrence, Fei Xiaotong, Song Renqiong, Maclyn McCarty, Aušra Augustinavičiūtė, and Donald Watson. After him are Eugene McCarthy, Nirmal Verma, Barrington Moore Jr., Sígfrid Gràcia, Saunders Mac Lane, and Larry Collins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Luther Vandross ranks 5,599 out of 20,380. Before him are Frances Lee McCain (1943), John Dall (1920), Branscombe Richmond (1955), Lee Radziwill (1933), Sally Kellerman (1937), and Jean Bartik (1924). After him are Seth Neddermeyer (1907), Ron Silver (1946), Merle Haggard (1937), Joseph Augustus Zarelli (1953), Bobby Bland (1930), and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (1973).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Luther Vandross ranks 277. Before him are Adrian Belew (1949), Virginia E. Johnson (1925), Donny Hathaway (1945), Tammy Wynette (1942), Leland Sklar (1947), and Lou Gramm (1950). After him are Merle Haggard (1937), Bobby Bland (1930), Jim Reeves (1923), Odetta (1930), Jim Steinman (1947), and Sheila E. (1957).

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