SINGER

Marilyn Miller

1898 - 1936

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Marilyn Miller (born Mary Ellen Reynolds; September 1, 1898 – April 7, 1936) was one of the most popular Broadway musical stars of the 1920s and early 1930s. She was an accomplished tap dancer, singer and actress, and the combination of these talents endeared her to audiences. On stage, she usually played rags-to-riches Cinderella characters who lived happily ever after. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marilyn Miller has received more than 545,831 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Marilyn Miller is the 1,329th most popular singer (down from 1,263rd in 2019), the 6,783rd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,806th in 2019) and the 332nd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 550k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Marilyn Miller ranks 1,329 out of 4,381. Before her are Greetje Kauffeld, Shirley Verrett, Marie Myriam, Maria Guleghina, Bob Hite, and Imogen Heap. After her are Yvonne Elliman, Anne Veski, John Kay, Leonid Kharitonov, Urszula Dudziak, and Timo Kotipelto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Marilyn Miller ranks 210. Before her are Roald Larsen, Richmond Landon, Edward Lawry Norton, Zhu Ziqing, Hugh O'Flaherty, and Stefanos Stefanopoulos. After her are Antonio Urdinarán, Eduard Wiiralt, Georgy Langemak, Rosa Chacel, William Astbury, and Kay Sage. Among people deceased in 1936, Marilyn Miller ranks 159. Before her are Fulgence Bienvenüe, Rodney Heath, Alexandros Papanastasiou, Henry B. Walthall, Marianne Hainisch, and Niels Neergaard. After her are A. E. Housman, Lola Mora, Louis-Gustave Binger, Alan Crosland, Vladimir Bogoraz, and Hermann Hirt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marilyn Miller ranks 6,783 out of 20,380. Before her are Bob Hite (1943), Lester Bowie (1941), Betty Compson (1897), George Washington Williams (1849), Big Show (1972), and Melissa Joan Hart (1976). After her are Yvonne Elliman (1951), Alan Tudyk (1971), Robert Charles Wilson (1953), Wendell Corey (1914), S. Epatha Merkerson (1952), and Art Acord (1890).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Marilyn Miller ranks 332. Before her are Eydie Gormé (1928), Emma Abbott (1850), Kvitka Cisyk (1953), Abbey Lincoln (1930), Shirley Verrett (1931), and Bob Hite (1943). After her are Yvonne Elliman (1951), Johnny Mathis (1935), Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935), Gregg Rolie (1947), Thomas Hampson (1955), and Nancy Wilson (1937).

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