SINGER

Nancy Wilson

1937 - 2018

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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 111,841 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Nancy Wilson is the 1,375th most popular singer (down from 1,184th in 2019), the 7,023rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,427th in 2019) and the 338th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nancy Wilson ranks 1,375 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.

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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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nancy Wilson ranks 7,023 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).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Nancy Wilson ranks 338. 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).

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