SINGER

Patsy Cline

1932 - 1963

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Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. She is regarded as 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 10,870,207 page views. Her biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Patsy Cline is the 752nd most popular singer (up from 881st in 2019), the 3,983rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,934th in 2019) and the 205th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Patsy Cline ranks 752 out of 4,381Before her are Carlos do Carmo, José Luis Perales, Nick Kamen, Gali Atari, Arash, and Lilli Lehmann. After her are Tammi Terrell, Lev Leshchenko, Aram Tigran, Belinda Carlisle, Elena Obraztsova, and Emmy Destinn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Patsy Cline ranks 214Before her are Richard Estes, Saye Zerbo, John Glen, Dabney Coleman, Dana Scott, and Parry O'Brien. After her are Tony Brooks, Stefanie Zweig, Ervin László, Bruno S., Nikolay Rukavishnikov, and Robert Anton Wilson. Among people deceased in 1963, Patsy Cline ranks 95Before her are Hubert Pierlot, Ivan Bek, Otto Struve, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Fernando Tambroni, and Maria Tănase. After her are Shinobu Ishihara, Alan Gardiner, Adrian Carton de Wiart, Barnum Brown, Lee Wallard, and Richard Oswald.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Patsy Cline ranks 3,983 out of 20,380Before her are Dana Scott (1932), Dick Sargent (1930), Parry O'Brien (1932), Edward Gorey (1925), Queen Latifah (1970), and Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968). After her are Shirley Jones (1934), Robert Motherwell (1915), Tammi Terrell (1945), Scott Walker (1943), Arnold Rothstein (1882), and Jeanne Tripplehorn (1963).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Patsy Cline ranks 205Before her are Ronnie Spector (1943), Sheryl Crow (1962), Aaliyah (1979), Billy Vaughn (1919), Mike Love (1941), and Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944). After her are Tammi Terrell (1945), Belinda Carlisle (1958), Big Sean (1988), George Clinton (1941), Jennifer Warnes (1947), and Carl Wilson (1946).