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Merle Haggard

1937 - 2016

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Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Merle Haggard has received more than 8,905,995 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Merle Haggard is the 1,087th most popular singer (down from 1,023rd in 2019), the 5,602nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,600th in 2019) and the 278th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Merle Haggard ranks 1,087 out of 4,381. Before him are Karina, Lou Gramm, Caterina Caselli, Patrick Juvet, Luther Vandross, and Jonas Kaufmann. After him are Jerome Flynn, Bobby Bland, Rika Zaraï, Jim Reeves, Flora Purim, and Fedora Barbieri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Merle Haggard ranks 301. Before him are Glen A. Larson, Pino Puglisi, Jeannot Szwarc, Irina Solovyova, Clodovil Hernandes, and Sally Kellerman. After him are Jennifer Welles, Brian G. Marsden, Nikolay Drozdov, Moacyr Scliar, Galimzyan Khusainov, and Anna Massey. Among people deceased in 2016, Merle Haggard ranks 280. Before him are Ofelya Hambardzumyan, Garry Shandling, Sushil Koirala, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Alan Young, and Ruth Leuwerik. After him are Edmonde Charles-Roux, Benoîte Groult, Jimmy Bain, William Trevor, Aurèle Nicolet, and Fritz Stern.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Merle Haggard ranks 5,602 out of 20,380. Before him are Lee Radziwill (1933), Sally Kellerman (1937), Jean Bartik (1924), Luther Vandross (1951), Seth Neddermeyer (1907), and Ron Silver (1946). After him are Joseph Augustus Zarelli (1953), Bobby Bland (1930), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (1973), Erica Jong (1942), Jobyna Ralston (1899), and L. Scott Caldwell (1950).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Merle Haggard ranks 278. Before him are Virginia E. Johnson (1925), Donny Hathaway (1945), Tammy Wynette (1942), Leland Sklar (1947), Lou Gramm (1950), and Luther Vandross (1951). After him are Bobby Bland (1930), Jim Reeves (1923), Odetta (1930), Jim Steinman (1947), Sheila E. (1957), and Jimmie Rodgers (1897).

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