SINGER

Mississippi Fred McDowell

1906 - 1972

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Fred McDowell (January 12, 1904 – July 3, 1972), known by his stage name Mississippi Fred McDowell, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist of hill country blues music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mississippi Fred McDowell has received more than 396,444 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mississippi Fred McDowell is the 2,001st most popular singer (down from 1,717th in 2019), the 10,711th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,315th in 2019) and the 523rd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mississippi Fred McDowell ranks 2,001 out of 4,381Before him are Damien Rice, Hwasa, Lee Jung-hyun, Enrico Ruggeri, Lloyd Price, and Carly Rae Jepsen. After him are Booba, Ava Max, Duffy, Maria Doyle Kennedy, B-Real, and Thomas Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Mississippi Fred McDowell ranks 401Before him are Pedro Bergés, Klaus Egge, Daulat Singh Kothari, Barbara Bennett, Thomas S. Gates Jr., and René Fernández. After him are Ted Morgan, Paul Winter, Giovanni D'Anzi, Leo Halle, William Empson, and Jan Pijnenburg. Among people deceased in 1972, Mississippi Fred McDowell ranks 252Before him are John Litel, Carlos Cillóniz, Warren Kealoha, Emma P. Carr, François Bourbotte, and Geeta Dutt. After him are Richard Louis Duckett, Marilyn Maxwell, Janet Munro, Rochelle Hudson, Oscar Levant, and Compton Mackenzie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mississippi Fred McDowell ranks 10,711 out of 20,380Before him are Lorraine Hansberry (1930), Bob Bryan (1978), Michael D. Griffin (1949), Bret Michaels (1963), Ed Czerkiewicz (1913), and George Follmer (1934). After him are Mark Mothersbaugh (1950), Glenn Greenwald (1967), Stuart Pankin (1946), Stephen Dunham (1964), Maggie Siff (1974), and John C. Stennis (1901).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mississippi Fred McDowell ranks 523Before him are June Christy (1925), Chuck Billy (1962), Anita Baker (1958), Juice Newton (1952), Roy Clark (1933), and Lloyd Price (1933). After him are Ava Max (1994), B-Real (1970), Jackson C. Frank (1943), Harry Chapin (1942), Rockwell (1964), and AJ McLean (1978).