SINGER

Mississippi John Hurt

1892 - 1966

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John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mississippi John Hurt has received more than 828,184 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Mississippi John Hurt is the 1,300th most popular singer (down from 976th in 2019), the 6,654th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,335th in 2019) and the 323rd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 830k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 1,300 out of 4,381. Before him are Leonie Rysanek, Mick Jones, Clara Nunes, Dany Dauberson, Lyle Lovett, and Yoko Kanno. After him are Ulla Pia, Kim Gordon, Bernie Shaw, Simón Díaz, Roy Eldridge, and Paulina Rubio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 224. Before him are Graciliano Ramos, Jaan Kikkas, Milena Rudnytska, Werner Bergengruen, Aleksandra Beļcova, and Cuno Hoffmeister. After him are Hal Foster, Al St. John, Fedir Bohatyrchuk, Julius Hirsch, Donald Wills Douglas Sr., and Guido Boni. Among people deceased in 1966, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 157. Before him are Harry Beaumont, Cordwainer Smith, Curt Backeberg, Christian Herter, Pablo Birger, and Joel Stebbins. After him are Josef von Báky, Elliot See, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, René Schick, Georges Theunis, and Iosif Czako.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 6,654 out of 20,380. Before him are Buddy Adler (1906), Lyle Lovett (1957), Fred Agabashian (1913), Jenna Fischer (1974), Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), and Edward Lindberg (1886). After him are George Herbig (1920), Todd Haynes (1961), Jack Gilford (1908), Francis Ford (1881), Karl Patterson Schmidt (1890), and Hal Connolly (1931).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 323. Before him are Koko Taylor (1928), Brian Hyland (1943), Dan Reynolds (1987), Kathleen Battle (1948), Zack de la Rocha (1970), and Lyle Lovett (1957). After him are Kim Gordon (1953), Roy Eldridge (1911), Eydie Gormé (1928), Emma Abbott (1850), Kvitka Cisyk (1953), and Abbey Lincoln (1930).

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