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Patsy Cline

1932 - 1963

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Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American singer. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and was one of the first country music artists to cross over into pop music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patsy Cline has received more than 10,072,433 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Patsy Cline is the 885th most popular singer (down from 542nd in 2019), the 4,946th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,189th in 2019) and the 254th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Patsy Cline ranks 885 out of 3,528Before her are Mick Hucknall, Billy Ocean, Cat Power, Theo Adam, Toše Proeski, and Liane Augustin. After her are Kulyash Baiseitova, Vaçe Zela, Dr. John, Johnny Pacheco, Richard Carpenter, and Melanie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Patsy Cline ranks 239Before her are Sanpei Shirato, Ted Cassidy, Elaine May, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Otto Schily, and Katarina Taikon. After her are Arif Mardin, Tormod Knutsen, Hans van Manen, Donald Kagan, Chiquito de la Calzada, and Robert Rozhdestvensky. Among people deceased in 1963, Patsy Cline ranks 106Before her are Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, Sabu Dastagir, Lee Wallard, Aleksandr Gauk, Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, and Pierre Blanchar. After her are Dick Powell, Fernando Tambroni, Erich Ollenhauer, Melville J. Herskovits, Benny Moré, and Mary Agnes Chase.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Patsy Cline ranks 4,946 out of 18,182Before her are Al Jardine (1942), Anna Kendrick (1985), Moe Howard (1897), Dorothy Stang (1931), Sam Wanamaker (1919), and David Patrick Kelly (1951). After her are David A. Huffman (1925), Chief Joseph (1840), Phil Woods (1931), Brad Harris (1933), Donald Barthelme (1931), and Charles David Keeling (1928).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Patsy Cline ranks 254Before her are LL Cool J (1968), Lynn Anderson (1947), Minnie Riperton (1947), Bill Medley (1940), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), and Cat Power (1972). After her are Dr. John (1941), Richard Carpenter (1946), Melanie (1947), Adrian Belew (1949), Lizzo (1988), and Johnny Nash (1940).