1943 - 1992
Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer, who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s.Along with the Supremes, the Miracles, the Temptations, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and the Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America, "bridging the color lines in music at the time".With a string of hit singles composed mainly by Smokey Robinson, including "The One Who Really Loves You", "Two Lovers", and the Grammy-nominated "You Beat Me to the Punch", all in 1962, plus her signature hit, "My Guy" (1964), she became recognized as "The Queen of Motown" until her departure from the company in 1964, at the height of her success. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Wells has received more than 1,189,432 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Mary Wells is the 2,094th most popular singer (down from 1,992nd in 2019), the 11,373rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,882nd in 2019) and the 604th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Mary Wells ranks 2,094 out of 3,528. Before her are Shindong, Edwyn Collins, Karolina Gočeva, Fiona Apple, MF Doom, and Edie Brickell. After her are Wendy, Nicky Byrne, Sofi Marinova, Kate McGarrigle, Annie Ross, and Petra Marklund.
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 2,088
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 2,089
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 2,090
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 2,091
1971 - 2020
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 2,092
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 2,093
1943 - 1992
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 2,094
1994 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 2,095
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 2,096
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 2,097
1946 - 2010
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 2,098
1930 - 2020
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 2,099
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 2,100
Among people born in 1943, Mary Wells ranks 587. Before her are Vince Cable, Lothar Kobluhn, Anthony R. Hunter, Bruce Weitz, John McEnery, and Bill Gosper. After her are Rose Tremain, Robert J. Bentley, Mike Fisher, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Julie Ege, and Carolyn Schuler. Among people deceased in 1992, Mary Wells ranks 242. Before her are Ian Wolfe, Lona Andre, Todd Armstrong, George Murphy, Fedor Samokhin, and Tamara Lazakovich. After her are Cleavon Little, Bill Wheatley, Allan Jones, Kanan Devi, Bill Williams, and Eddie Kendricks.
1943 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 581
1943 - 2019
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 582
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 583
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 584
1943 - 2019
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 585
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 586
1943 - 1992
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 587
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 588
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 589
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 590
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 591
1943 - 2008
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 592
1943 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 593
1896 - 1992
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 236
1915 - 1992
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 237
1937 - 1992
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 238
1902 - 1992
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 239
1918 - 1992
HPI: 39.60
Rank: 240
1954 - 1992
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 241
1943 - 1992
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 242
1939 - 1992
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 243
1909 - 1992
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 244
1907 - 1992
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 245
1916 - 1992
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 246
1915 - 1992
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 247
1939 - 1992
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 248
Among people born in United States, Mary Wells ranks 11,373 out of 18,182. Before her are Joan Marsh (1914), Patrick Schwarzenegger (1993), Eugenie Clark (1922), Monica Raymund (1986), Jon Oliva (1959), and David Henrie (1989). After her are Danny Ainge (1959), Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), Oguchi Onyewu (1982), Oliver Hudson (1976), Lewis Black (1948), and Heather Hunter (1969).
1914 - 2000
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 11,367
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 11,368
1922 - 2015
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 11,369
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 11,370
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 11,371
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 11,372
1943 - 1992
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 11,373
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 11,374
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 11,375
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 11,376
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 11,377
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 11,378
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 11,379
Among singers born in United States, Mary Wells ranks 604. Before her are Ernest Tubb (1914), Crystal Gayle (1951), Jerry Butler (1939), Ray Price (1926), Fiona Apple (1977), and Edie Brickell (1966). After her are Tony Orlando (1944), Keb' Mo' (1951), Ben Moody (1981), Betty Everett (1939), Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931), and Carole Bayer Sager (1947).
1914 - 1984
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 598
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 599
1939 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 600
1926 - 2013
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 601
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 602
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 603
1943 - 1992
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 604
1944 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 605
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 606
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 607
1939 - 2001
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 608
1931 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 609
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 610