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Minnie Riperton

1947 - 1979

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Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register.Born in 1947, Riperton grew up in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side. As a child, she studied music, drama and dance at Chicago's Abraham Lincoln Center. In her teen years, she sang lead vocals for the Chicago-based girl group the Gems. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Minnie Riperton has received more than 8,175,233 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Minnie Riperton is the 870th most popular singer (down from 837th in 2019), the 4,880th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,712th in 2019) and the 250th most popular American Singer.

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  • 8.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Minnie Riperton ranks 870 out of 3,528. Before her are Ljuba Welitsch, Ann Wilson, Yoko Kanno, LL Cool J, Francesco Guccini, and Lynn Anderson. After her are Akina Nakamori, Anneke Grönloh, Bill Medley, Laurel Aitken, Sandro de América, and Elaine Paige.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Minnie Riperton ranks 333. Before her are Joseph Daul, Theo de Jong, Nobuo Kawakami, Wenche Myhre, Samuel Schmid, and Lynn Anderson. After her are Coline Serreau, Frédéric Mitterrand, Anny Duperey, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Ján Pivarník, and Melanie. Among people deceased in 1979, Minnie Riperton ranks 143. Before her are Lothar Wolleh, Georgy Beriev, I. A. Richards, Tapio Rautavaara, Ted Cassidy, and Ernest B. Schoedsack. After her are Jim Hutton, Walter Legge, Juana de Ibarbourou, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, John Cromwell, and Mahmoud Taleghani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Minnie Riperton ranks 4,880 out of 18,182. Before her are John Garfield (1913), Big Bill Broonzy (1903), Marky Ramone (1952), Tyrese Gibson (1978), Lynn Anderson (1947), and Shirley Jones (1934). After her are Isabella Karle (1921), Chandra Wilson (1969), Louise Bryant (1885), Irving Cummings (1888), Marty Balin (1942), and Tommy Johnson (1896).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Minnie Riperton ranks 250. Before her are Rebbie Jackson (1950), Virginia E. Johnson (1925), Tammi Terrell (1945), Ann Wilson (1950), LL Cool J (1968), and Lynn Anderson (1947). After her are Bill Medley (1940), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), Cat Power (1972), Patsy Cline (1932), Dr. John (1941), and Richard Carpenter (1946).

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