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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 9,154,085 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Luther Vandross is the 996th most popular singer (down from 970th in 2019), the 5,420th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,473rd in 2019) and the 280th most popular American Singer.

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  • 9.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Luther Vandross ranks 996 out of 3,528. Before him are Sumi Jo, Claudia Muzio, Marisol, Sinan Sakić, Milka Ternina, and Heintje Simons. After him are Edda Moser, Yasmin Levy, Giovanni Martinelli, Franca Raimondi, Willeke Alberti, and Antonello Venditti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Luther Vandross ranks 251. Before him are Margo Martindale, Arnold Mühren, Tom Noonan, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Phyllis Smith, and David Almond. After him are Marcel Iureș, Vladimír Špidla, Anthony Phillips, Radia Perlman, Jalil Zandi, and Tom Hamilton. Among people deceased in 2005, Luther Vandross ranks 184. Before him are Vladimir Kotelnikov, Nirmal Verma, John Love, William Rehnquist, Saunders Mac Lane, and Geraldine Fitzgerald. After him are Juan José Saer, Lane Smith, Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Constant Nieuwenhuys, Gennady Sarafanov, and John Vernon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Luther Vandross ranks 5,420 out of 18,182. Before him are Buster Douglas (1960), Adam Brody (1979), Anna Lee Fisher (1949), Louis Brandeis (1856), Robert Kerman (1947), and Marlyn Meltzer (1922). After him are Nathanael Greene (1742), Aron Ralston (1975), Gertrude Käsebier (1852), Dusty Rhodes (1945), Lauryn Hill (1975), and Gary Cole (1956).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Luther Vandross ranks 280. Before him are Mark Tornillo (1954), Little Walter (1930), Hoagy Carmichael (1899), Mississippi John Hurt (1892), Adam Lambert (1982), and Ethel Waters (1896). After him are Nas (1973), Bobby Bland (1930), Shirley Verrett (1931), Loretta Lynn (1932), Lou Gramm (1950), and Merle Haggard (1937).

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