MUSICIAN

Peggy Lee

1920 - 2002

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Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, and actress whose career spanned seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, Lee created a sophisticated persona, writing music for films, acting, and recording conceptual record albums combining poetry and music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peggy Lee has received more than 3,602,922 page views. Her biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Peggy Lee is the 352nd most popular musician (up from 410th in 2019), the 1,955th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,288th in 2019) and the 100th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Peggy Lee ranks 352 out of 3,175. Before her are Gustavo Santaolalla, Dave Murray, Valery Gergiev, Moby, Ram Narayan, and Bo Diddley. After her are Isaac Hayes, David Crosby, John Entwistle, Jack Bruce, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Glenn Tipton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Peggy Lee ranks 96. Before her are Karl Albrecht, John Harsanyi, Ben Ferencz, Ricardo Montalbán, Heinz Hitler, and Kim Yong-ju. After her are Eileen Chang, Bruno Maderna, Roberto Calvi, Vilém Flusser, Constanze Manziarly, and Henry Heimlich. Among people deceased in 2002, Peggy Lee ranks 69. Before her are Abba Eban, Erwin Chargaff, Joaquín Balaguer, Cyrus Vance, Roberto Matta, and Infanta Beatriz of Spain. After her are John Entwistle, Velibor Vasović, Geraldine of Albania, François Périer, Sohn Kee-chung, and Yousuf Karsh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peggy Lee ranks 1,955 out of 20,380. Before her are Langston Hughes (1902), Bo Diddley (1928), James Newton Howard (1951), Eric Adams (1952), Mark W. Clark (1896), and Dana Elcar (1927). After her are Paul Schrader (1946), Howard S. Becker (1928), Kevin Mitnick (1963), Fred Phelps (1929), Gigi Hadid (1995), and Isaac Hayes (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Peggy Lee ranks 100. Before her are Johnny Ramone (1948), Fred Durst (1970), Peter Criss (1945), Bruno Mars (1985), Moby (1965), and Bo Diddley (1928). After her are Isaac Hayes (1942), David Crosby (1941), Alan Menken (1949), Robert Trujillo (1964), Woody Guthrie (1912), and Ry Cooder (1947).

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