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MUSICIAN

Memphis Minnie

1897 - 1973

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Lizzie Douglas (June 3, 1897 – August 6, 1973), better known as Memphis Minnie, was a blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose recording career lasted for over three decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Memphis Minnie has received more than 464,376 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Memphis Minnie is the 1,473rd most popular musician (down from 1,355th in 2019), the 7,380th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,737th in 2019) and the 560th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Memphis Minnie ranks 1,473 out of 2,662Before her are Rick Allen, Cassandra Wilson, Chrisye, Robert Cray, Jan Axel Blomberg, and J. B. Lenoir. After her are Jim Capaldi, Jörg Michael, Diamanda Galás, Hal Blaine, Hal David, and ASAP Rocky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Memphis Minnie ranks 225Before her are Luis Batlle Berres, Gerhard Lamprecht, Władysław Broniewski, Knudåge Riisager, Adolph Deutsch, and Jackson Scholz. After her are Áron Tamási, James Parrott, Yang Zhongjian, Ferruccio Novo, Gregory Ratoff, and Charles Kingsford Smith. Among people deceased in 1973, Memphis Minnie ranks 199Before her are Aleksandr Ponomarev, Grigore Moisil, Théo Lefèvre, Carlos Menditeguy, Conrad Aiken, and Oliver Macdonald. After her are Lauritz Melchior, Åke Borg, Gösta Dunker, Betty Field, Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona, and Michael Dunn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Memphis Minnie ranks 7,380 out of 18,182Before her are Laura La Plante (1904), Sam Harris (1967), Albina Osipowich (1911), CM Punk (1978), J. B. Lenoir (1929), and Fischer Black (1938). After her are Jacob L. Devers (1887), Jason Derulo (1989), Lloyd Ruby (1928), Jamie Kennedy (1970), Judy Tyler (1932), and Mary Beth Hurt (1946).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Memphis Minnie ranks 560Before her are Elliott Smith (1969), Hubert Sumlin (1931), Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Cassandra Wilson (1955), Robert Cray (1953), and J. B. Lenoir (1929). After her are Diamanda Galás (1955), Hal Blaine (1929), Hal David (1921), ASAP Rocky (1988), Michael Franks (1944), and Jeff Mills (1963).