SINGER
Nancy Wilson
1937 - 2018
Nancy Wilson
Nancy Sue Wilson (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018) was an American singer whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s. She was especially notable for her single "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" and her version of the standard "Guess Who I Saw Today". Wilson recorded more than 70 albums and won three Grammy Awards for her work. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nancy Wilson has received more than 106,467 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Nancy Wilson is the 1,376th most popular singer (down from 1,184th in 2019), the 7,022nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,427th in 2019) and the 339th most popular American Singer.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
47.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
2.05
Effective Languages (L*)
4.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Nancy Wilsons by language
Over the past year Nancy Wilson has had the most page views in the German wikipedia edition with 9,051 views, followed by Japanese (8,272), and Spanish (7,840). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (176.22%), Afrikaans (82.49%), and Indonesian (56.93%)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Nancy Wilson ranks 1,376 out of 4,381. Before her are Mary Roos, Thomas Hampson, Odd Børre, Dario Campeotto, Dori Ghezzi, and Olavi Virta. After her are Mario Trevi, Mary J. Blige, Ian Hunter, Gwyneth Jones, Calvin Harris, and Koffi Olomide.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMary Roos
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 1,370
Thomas Hampson
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 1,371
Odd Børre
1939 - 2023
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 1,372
Dario Campeotto
1939 - 2023
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 1,373
Dori Ghezzi
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 1,374
Olavi Virta
1915 - 1972
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 1,375
Nancy Wilson
1937 - 2018
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 1,376
Mario Trevi
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 1,377
Mary J. Blige
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 1,378
Ian Hunter
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 1,379
Gwyneth Jones
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 1,380
Calvin Harris
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 1,381
Koffi Olomide
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 1,382
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Nancy Wilson ranks 373. Before her are Nina Companeez, Eric Arturo Delvalle, Alexander Vampilov, Carmelo Bene, Héctor Facundo, and Attilio Nicora. After her are Ferenc Kósa, Jacques Barrot, Jan Kaplický, Joanna Russ, René Kollo, and Frans De Mulder. Among people deceased in 2018, Nancy Wilson ranks 322. Before her are Hugh Masekela, Ilie Balaci, Soon-Tek Oh, Kedarnath Singh, Durward Knowles, and Connie Sawyer. After her are John Miles, Helena Almeida, István Géczi, Ferenc Kósa, Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, and Jo Jo White.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsNina Companeez
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2015
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 367
Eric Arturo Delvalle
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2015
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 368
Alexander Vampilov
WRITER
1937 - 1972
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 369
Carmelo Bene
ACTOR
1937 - 2002
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 370
Héctor Facundo
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2009
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 371
Attilio Nicora
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2017
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 372
Nancy Wilson
SINGER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 373
Ferenc Kósa
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 374
Jacques Barrot
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2014
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 375
Jan Kaplický
ARCHITECT
1937 - 2009
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 376
Joanna Russ
WRITER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 377
René Kollo
SINGER
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 378
Frans De Mulder
CYCLIST
1937 - 2001
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 379
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsHugh Masekela
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 316
Ilie Balaci
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2018
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 317
Soon-Tek Oh
ACTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 318
Kedarnath Singh
WRITER
1934 - 2018
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 319
Durward Knowles
ATHLETE
1917 - 2018
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 320
Connie Sawyer
ACTOR
1912 - 2018
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 321
Nancy Wilson
SINGER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 322
John Miles
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 323
Helena Almeida
PAINTER
1934 - 2018
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 324
István Géczi
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2018
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 325
Ferenc Kósa
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2018
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 326
Aly Lotfy Mahmoud
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2018
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 327
Jo Jo White
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1946 - 2018
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 328
In United States
Among people born in United States, Nancy Wilson ranks 7,022 out of 20,380. Before her are Norman Mineta (1931), Harve Presnell (1933), Craig Sheffer (1960), Chanel Preston (1985), John F. MacArthur (1939), and John Fiedler (1925). After her are Richard Corben (1940), Frederick Hovey (1868), Richard Boone (1917), Justin Long (1978), William Henry Vanderbilt (1821), and George Winston (1949).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsNorman Mineta
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 7,016
Harve Presnell
ACTOR
1933 - 2009
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 7,017
Craig Sheffer
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 7,018
Chanel Preston
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 7,019
John F. MacArthur
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 7,020
John Fiedler
ACTOR
1925 - 2005
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 7,021
Nancy Wilson
SINGER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 7,022
Richard Corben
COMIC ARTIST
1940 - 2020
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 7,023
Frederick Hovey
TENNIS PLAYER
1868 - 1945
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 7,024
Richard Boone
ACTOR
1917 - 1981
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 7,025
Justin Long
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 7,026
William Henry Vanderbilt
BUSINESSPERSON
1821 - 1885
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 7,027
George Winston
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2023
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 7,028
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Nancy Wilson ranks 339. Before her are Marilyn Miller (1898), Yvonne Elliman (1951), Johnny Mathis (1935), Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935), Gregg Rolie (1947), and Thomas Hampson (1955). After her are Mary J. Blige (1971), Sherrill Milnes (1935), Tina Weymouth (1950), Bobby Vee (1943), Gloria Jones (1945), and Little Eva (1943).
Marilyn Miller
1898 - 1936
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 333
Yvonne Elliman
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 334
Johnny Mathis
1935 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 335
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
1935 - 1996
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 336
Gregg Rolie
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 337
Thomas Hampson
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 338
Nancy Wilson
1937 - 2018
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 339
Mary J. Blige
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 340
Sherrill Milnes
1935 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 341
Tina Weymouth
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 342
Bobby Vee
1943 - 2016
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 343
Gloria Jones
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 344
Little Eva
1943 - 2003
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 345