1933 - 2003
Nina Simone (born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) () was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, arranger and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop. In 2023 Rolling Stone ranked Simone at No. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nina Simone has received more than 13,210,476 page views. Her biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Nina Simone is the 44th most popular singer (down from 39th in 2019), the 260th most popular biography from United States (down from 248th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Singer.
Nina Simone was a singer and songwriter from North Carolina who became famous for her jazz and blues music. She is most famous for her song "I Put a Spell on You."
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Among singers, Nina Simone ranks 44 out of 3,528. Before her are Nico, Amanda Lear, Andrea Bocelli, Ozzy Osbourne, Joe Dassin, and Mireille Mathieu. After her are Toto Cutugno, Albano Carrisi, Constanze Mozart, Billie Holiday, Joe Cocker, and José Carreras.
1938 - 1988
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 38
1939 - Present
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 39
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 40
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 41
1938 - 1980
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 42
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 43
1933 - 2003
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 44
1943 - 2023
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 45
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 46
1762 - 1842
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 47
1915 - 1959
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 48
1944 - 2014
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 49
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 50
Among people born in 1933, Nina Simone ranks 13. Before her are Montserrat Caballé, Michael Caine, Yoko Ono, Charles K. Kao, James Brown, and Francisco Gento. After her are Amartya Sen, Claudio Abbado, Abolhassan Banisadr, Tinto Brass, Philip Roth, and Jalal Talabani. Among people deceased in 2003, Nina Simone ranks 12. Before her are Gregory Peck, Robert K. Merton, Alija Izetbegović, Heydar Aliyev, Barry White, and Maurice Gibb. After her are Edward Teller, Ilya Prigogine, Edward Said, Soong Mei-ling, Robert Kardashian, and Otto Günsche.
1933 - 2018
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 7
1933 - Present
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 8
1933 - Present
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 9
1933 - 2018
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 10
1933 - 2006
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 11
1933 - 2022
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 12
1933 - 2003
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 13
1933 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 14
1933 - 2014
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 15
1933 - 2021
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 16
1933 - Present
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 17
1933 - 2018
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 18
1933 - 2017
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 19
1916 - 2003
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 6
1910 - 2003
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 7
1925 - 2003
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 8
1923 - 2003
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 9
1944 - 2003
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 10
1949 - 2003
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 11
1933 - 2003
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 12
1908 - 2003
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 13
1917 - 2003
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 14
1935 - 2003
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 15
1897 - 2003
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 16
1944 - 2003
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 17
1917 - 2003
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 18
Among people born in United States, Nina Simone ranks 260 out of 18,182. Before her are Rocky Marciano (1923), Ray Kroc (1902), George Westinghouse (1846), Oliver Hardy (1892), Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), and John Dillinger (1903). After her are Christopher Lloyd (1938), Mary Cassatt (1844), B.B. King (1925), Robert Peary (1856), Margaret Mitchell (1900), and Leonard Bernstein (1918).
1923 - 1969
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 254
1902 - 1984
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 255
1846 - 1914
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 256
1892 - 1957
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 257
1972 - Present
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 258
1903 - 1934
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 259
1933 - 2003
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 260
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 261
1844 - 1926
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 262
1925 - 2015
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 263
1856 - 1920
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 264
1900 - 1949
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 265
1918 - 1990
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 266
Among singers born in United States, Nina Simone ranks 18. Before her are Johnny Cash (1932), Whitney Houston (1963), Barry White (1944), James Brown (1933), Patti Smith (1946), and Joe Dassin (1938). After her are Billie Holiday (1915), Ella Fitzgerald (1917), 50 Cent (1975), Jennifer Lopez (1969), Kurt Cobain (1967), and Sarah Vaughan (1924).
1932 - 2003
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 12
1963 - 2012
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 13
1944 - 2003
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 14
1933 - 2006
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 15
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 16
1938 - 1980
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 17
1933 - 2003
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 18
1915 - 1959
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 19
1917 - 1996
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 20
1975 - Present
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 21
1969 - Present
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 22
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 23
1924 - 1990
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 24