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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 2,973,033 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Mavis Staples is the 1,866th most popular singer (down from 1,599th in 2019), the 9,968th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,647th in 2019) and the 484th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mavis Staples ranks 1,866 out of 4,381. Before her are Alton Ellis, Alma Gluck, Marianne Mendt, Cho Kyu-hyun, Flo Rida, and Lucie Mannheim. After her are Alejandro Fernández, Arthur Alexander, Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Richard Tucker, Aida Garifullina, and Nino de Angelo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Mavis Staples ranks 530. Before her are Henning Christophersen, Mia Gommers, Bernie Casey, Marino Perani, R. D. Burman, and Barbara Askins. After her are Royce D. Applegate, Carl Yastrzemski, Terry Paine, Mary Peters, Margaret Drabble, and Dorothy Shirley.

Others Born in 1939

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mavis Staples ranks 9,968 out of 20,380. Before her are Randy Spears (1961), Guion Bluford (1942), Barbara Askins (1939), J. Carrol Naish (1896), Chuck Peddle (1937), and Flo Rida (1979). After her are Ollan Cassell (1937), Sumner Redstone (1923), Rex Brown (1964), Robert Craft (1923), Skipp Sudduth (1956), and Beverly Pepper (1922).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mavis Staples ranks 484. Before her are Tim "Ripper" Owens (1967), Candi Staton (1940), Hope Sandoval (1966), Gerard Way (1977), Bebel Gilberto (1966), and Flo Rida (1979). After her are Arthur Alexander (1940), Richard Tucker (1913), Doc Pomus (1925), Cheryl Studer (1955), Romeo Santos (1981), and Rakim (1968).

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