SINGER

Mac Davis

1942 - 2020

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Morris Mac Davis (January 21, 1942 – September 29, 2020) was an American songwriter, singer, performer, and actor. A native of Lubbock, Texas, he enjoyed success as a crossover artist and writing for Elvis Presley during his early career, providing him with the hits "Memories", "In the Ghetto", "Don't Cry Daddy", and "A Little Less Conversation". A subsequent solo career in the 1970s produced hits such as "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mac Davis has received more than 3,473,093 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Mac Davis is the 2,563rd most popular singer (down from 2,210th in 2019), the 13,755th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,951st in 2019) and the 690th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mac Davis ranks 2,563 out of 4,381. Before him are Pop Smoke, Yook Sung-jae, Redman, Lamont Dozier, Mălina Olinescu, and Basta. After him are King Sunny Adé, Amaia Montero, Arnel Pineda, JoJo, Jenifer, and MakSim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Mac Davis ranks 706. Before him are Suzanne Cory, Jan Wienese, Ian Hancock, Joy Behar, Ellen Meiksins Wood, and Muriel Day. After him are Richard M. Daley, Adrian Metcalfe, Sharon Olds, Jeff Astle, Harvey Atkin, and Letta Mbulu. Among people deceased in 2020, Mac Davis ranks 799. Before him are Ali Khalif Galaydh, Ahmed Patel, Tibor Benedek, Anton Coppola, Pop Smoke, and Paul Sarbanes. After him are José Figueroa, Fatemeh Rahbar, Géza Szőcs, Carlos Girón, Basu Chatterjee, and James M. Beggs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mac Davis ranks 13,755 out of 20,380. Before him are Michaela McManus (1983), Colin Trevorrow (1976), George Church (1954), Matt Dallas (1982), Jeff Foxworthy (1958), and Janet Waldo (1919). After him are Pete Souza (1954), Bridgit Mendler (1992), Richard M. Daley (1942), Megan Gallagher (1960), Zoe Akins (1886), and Jodie Sweetin (1982).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mac Davis ranks 690. Before him are Freddy Cannon (1936), Oliver Tree (1993), Helen O'Connell (1920), Pop Smoke (1999), Redman (1970), and Lamont Dozier (1941). After him are JoJo (1990), Ella Mae Morse (1924), Tiffany Darwish (1971), The D.O.C. (1968), Victoria Spivey (1906), and Inspectah Deck (1970).

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