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Nora Bayes

1880 - 1928

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Nora Bayes (born Rachel Eleonora "Dora" Goldberg; October 3, 1880 – March 19, 1928) was an American singer and vaudeville performer who was popular internationally between the 1900s and 1920s. She is credited with co-writing the song "Shine On, Harvest Moon" and performed many successful songs during the First World War, including "Over There". She was also noted for her independent views and unconventional private life, becoming an early media celebrity. She made over 160 recordings. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Nora Bayes is the 2,529th most popular singer (up from 2,830th in 2024), the 13,644th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,773rd in 2019) and the 716th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nora Bayes ranks 2,529 out of 4,381. Before her are Edsilia Rombley, Keely Smith, Tatiana Bulanova, David Allan Coe, Ahlam, and Katrina Leskanich. After her are Bappi Lahiri, Kang Daniel, Tracey Thorn, Bobby Bare, Marie Serneholt, and Maria Radner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Nora Bayes ranks 228. Before her are Jean Alexandre Barré, Giles Gilbert Scott, Damon Runyon, Georg Hoffmann, Thomas Griffith Taylor, and Elizabeth Kenny. After her are Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, George Poage, Leo Carrillo, and Murder of Emily Armstrong. Among people deceased in 1928, Nora Bayes ranks 126. Before her are George Siegmann, Lewis Howard Latimer, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Johan Olin, C. B. K. Beachcroft, and Johan Ludvig Heiberg. After her are Tursunoy Saidazimova, Crystal Eastman, Ezra Meeker, and Laura Mendez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nora Bayes ranks 13,648 out of 20,380. Before her are Danielle Harris (1977), Chuck Arnold (1926), Shelley Mann (1937), Bobby Hackett (1915), Bob Wills (1905), and Robert F. Stockton (1795). After her are Marilyn Quayle (1949), Sue Monk Kidd (1948), Lurleen Wallace (1926), Donte DiVincenzo (1997), Mark Webber (1980), and Eddie Sachs (1927).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Nora Bayes ranks 716. Before her are Bob Crosby (1913), Carrie Underwood (1983), Daya (1998), Keely Smith (1928), David Allan Coe (1939), and Katrina Leskanich (1960). After her are Bobby Bare (1935), YNW Melly (1999), Melba Moore (1940), Rivers Cuomo (1970), Deniece Williams (1950), and Amanda Lepore (1967).

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