SINGER

Otis Redding

1941 - 1967

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Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest singer-songwriters in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otis Redding has received more than 10,009,255 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Otis Redding is the 192nd most popular singer (down from 148th in 2019), the 1,259th most popular biography from United States (down from 929th in 2019) and the 64th most popular American Singer.

Otis Redding is most famous for his song "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay."

Memorability Metrics

  • 10M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Otis Redding ranks 192 out of 4,381. Before him are Tito Gobbi, Taylor Swift, Umberto Tozzi, Ajda Pekkan, Eduard Khil, and Mario Lanza. After him are Bob Geldof, Courtney Love, Kyu Sakamoto, Zucchero Fornaciari, Eric Burdon, and Udo Jürgens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Otis Redding ranks 84. Before him are Paul Anka, John E. Walker, Tom Conti, Sergio Oliva, Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., and Josip Skoblar. After him are Kyu Sakamoto, Eric Burdon, Aimé Jacquet, Kenji Tochio, Eduardo Duhalde, and Stephen Frears. Among people deceased in 1967, Otis Redding ranks 43. Before him are John Cockcroft, Harald Quandt, Ejnar Hertzsprung, Vladimir Bartol, Violeta Parra, and Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco. After him are Joseph Pilates, Abdel Hakim Amer, Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, Luigi Tenco, Anthony Mann, and Hugo Gernsback.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Otis Redding ranks 1,259 out of 20,380. Before him are Ethan Hawke (1970), Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), James Irwin (1930), Mike Shinoda (1977), Tecumseh (1768), and Jaco Pastorius (1951). After him are Phil Hill (1927), Courtney Love (1964), George Whipple (1878), Mamie Eisenhower (1896), Scott Glenn (1939), and Hamilton O. Smith (1931).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Otis Redding ranks 64. Before him are Suzi Quatro (1950), Tom Morello (1964), Little Richard (1932), John Denver (1943), Taylor Swift (1989), and Mario Lanza (1921). After him are Courtney Love (1964), Anastacia (1968), Dionne Warwick (1940), Ben E. King (1938), Mahalia Jackson (1911), and Dr. Dre (1965).

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