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Mavis Staples

1939 - Today

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Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers, of which she is the last surviving member. During her time in the group, she recorded the hit singles "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mavis Staples has received more than 2,662,140 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Mavis Staples is the 1,605th most popular singer (down from 1,523rd in 2019), the 8,665th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,380th in 2019) and the 427th most popular American Singer.

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  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mavis Staples ranks 1,605 out of 3,528Before her are Diomedes Díaz, Andrea Corr, Arne Bendiksen, Soko, Kelly Clarkson, and Hanka Bielicka. After her are Rakim, P. P. Arnold, Eduardo Nascimento, Jonny Jakobsen, Márta Sebestyén, and Jeongyeon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Mavis Staples ranks 445Before her are Erik Pevernagie, Steny Hoyer, Bruno Habārovs, Erwin Teufel, Yoshinobu Miyake, and Jaroslav Walter. After her are Carl Yastrzemski, Murray Rose, Hildrun Laufer-Claus, Yaakov Neeman, Barbara Askins, and Pierluigi Pizzaballa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mavis Staples ranks 8,665 out of 18,182Before her are Robert Jay Lifton (1926), Doug Emhoff (1964), Florence Henderson (1934), John Henry Twachtman (1853), Elisha Kent Kane (1820), and Ed Macauley (1928). After her are Christy Walton (1949), Peggy Fleming (1948), Ben Lyon (1901), Lee Unkrich (1967), Jaime King (1979), and Carl Yastrzemski (1939).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mavis Staples ranks 427Before her are Arthur Alexander (1940), Lloyd Price (1933), Chris Barnes (1967), DJ Yella (1967), Teddy Pendergrass (1950), and Kelly Clarkson (1982). After her are Rakim (1968), P. P. Arnold (1946), Rickie Lee Jones (1954), Julian Casablancas (1978), Method Man (1971), and Ellen Greene (1951).

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