1920 - 2002
Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning 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 3,042,096 page views. Her biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Peggy Lee is the 409th most popular musician (down from 327th in 2019), the 2,290th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,780th in 2019) and the 124th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Peggy Lee ranks 409 out of 2,662. Before her are Theodor Leschetizky, Martin Gore, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Verivery, Flea, and Jelly Roll Morton. After her are Marguerite Long, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Stevie Young, John Phillips, Andy Summers, and Maurice White.
1830 - 1915
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 403
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 404
1923 - 2013
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 405
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 406
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 407
1890 - 1941
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 408
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 409
1874 - 1966
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 410
1924 - 1993
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 411
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 412
1935 - 2001
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 413
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 414
1941 - 2016
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 415
Among people born in 1920, Peggy Lee ranks 114. Before her are Heinz Hitler, Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy, Pierre Plantard, Eileen Chang, Tonino Guerra, and José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell. After her are Martine Carol, Abe Lenstra, Ray Harryhausen, Don Taylor, Bruno Maderna, and Yang Kyoungjong. Among people deceased in 2002, Peggy Lee ranks 79. Before her are Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Katy Jurado, Kim Hunter, Spyros Kyprianou, Igor Ansoff, and Yousuf Karsh. After her are Juan Antonio Bardem, Brad Dexter, Uziel Gal, Velibor Vasović, Thomas Gordon, and Marina Berti.
1920 - 1942
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 108
1920 - 2011
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 109
1920 - 2000
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 110
1920 - 1995
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 111
1920 - 2012
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 112
1920 - 2007
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 113
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 114
1920 - 1967
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 115
1920 - 1985
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 116
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 117
1920 - 1998
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 118
1920 - 1973
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 119
1920 - 1992
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 120
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 73
1924 - 2002
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 74
1922 - 2002
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 75
1932 - 2002
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 76
1918 - 2002
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 77
1908 - 2002
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 78
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 79
1922 - 2002
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 80
1917 - 2002
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 81
1923 - 2002
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 82
1939 - 2002
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 83
1918 - 2002
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 84
1924 - 2002
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 85
Among people born in United States, Peggy Lee ranks 2,290 out of 18,182. Before her are Raymond E. Feist (1945), Edmond Hamilton (1904), Marvin Harris (1927), Andrew Wyeth (1917), Gerard Damiano (1928), and Michael Rosbash (1944). After her are Fredric Jameson (1934), Joseph D. Pistone (1939), Jason Bateman (1969), James Levine (1943), Bea Arthur (1922), and Don Cheadle (1964).
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 2,284
1904 - 1977
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 2,285
1927 - 2001
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 2,286
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 2,287
1928 - 2008
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 2,288
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 2,289
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 2,290
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 2,291
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 2,292
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 2,293
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 2,294
1922 - 2009
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 2,295
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 2,296
Among musicians born in United States, Peggy Lee ranks 124. Before her are Moondog (1916), Wayne Shorter (1933), John Frusciante (1970), Chet Atkins (1924), Duane Allman (1946), and Jelly Roll Morton (1890). After her are John Phillips (1935), Maurice White (1941), Lester Young (1909), Van Cliburn (1934), Bud Powell (1924), and Wes Montgomery (1923).
1916 - 1999
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 118
1933 - 2023
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 119
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 120
1924 - 2001
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 121
1946 - 1971
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 122
1890 - 1941
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 123
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 124
1935 - 2001
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 125
1941 - 2016
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 126
1909 - 1959
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 127
1934 - 2013
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 128
1924 - 1966
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 129
1923 - 1968
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 130