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Mort Shuman

1938 - 1991

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Mortimer Shuman (12 November 1938 – 2 November 1991) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mort Shuman has received more than 356,021 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Mort Shuman is the 823rd most popular singer (down from 724th in 2019), the 4,358th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,117th in 2019) and the 219th most popular American Singer.

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  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mort Shuman ranks 823 out of 4,381. Before him are Anneke Grönloh, Luis Fonsi, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Blondel de Nesle, Sandro de América, and Midge Ure. After him are Lobo, Kiki Dee, Signe Toly Anderson, Aaron Kwok, Peter Frampton, and Severina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Mort Shuman ranks 255. Before him are Anar Rzayev, Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama, Aleksei Yuryevich German, Spencer Johnson, Corine Rottschäfer, and Leonardo Favio. After him are Roy Thinnes, David Bailey, Nikola Kotkov, Susan Strasberg, Artavazd Peleshyan, and Jayant Narlikar. Among people deceased in 1991, Mort Shuman ranks 126. Before him are Fred MacMurray, Vilma Bánky, Louis Seigner, Pietro Ferraris, Zino Francescatti, and Claude Cahen. After him are Sanmao, Lea Padovani, Roy Black, Luis Miró, Yusuf Idris, and Viviane Romance.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mort Shuman ranks 4,358 out of 20,380. Before him are Fred Niblo (1874), Doug Clifford (1945), Amanda Peet (1972), Evelyn Nesbit (1884), Josh Radnor (1974), and Anthony Heald (1944). After him are Lobo (1943), Bud Cort (1948), Robert Wisdom (1953), Signe Toly Anderson (1941), Antonia Maury (1866), and James Michael Harvey (1949).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mort Shuman ranks 219. Before him are Julie London (1926), Minnie Riperton (1947), Gregg Allman (1947), Patti LaBelle (1944), Little Walter (1930), and Afrika Bambaataa (1957). After him are Lobo (1943), Signe Toly Anderson (1941), B. J. Thomas (1942), Melanie Thornton (1967), Cat Power (1972), and Shirley Horn (1934).

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