SINGER

Perry Como

1912 - 2001

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Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987. "Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Perry Como has received more than 4,163,227 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Perry Como is the 423rd most popular singer (down from 334th in 2019), the 2,383rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,073rd in 2019) and the 132nd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Perry Como ranks 423 out of 4,381. Before him are Tino Rossi, Randy Newman, Stromae, Andy Williams, Mos Def, and Dana International. After him are Patrick Hernandez, Mia Martini, Anggun, Sandie Shaw, André Claveau, and Leyla Gencer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Perry Como ranks 107. Before him are Igor Markevitch, Yuen Siu-tien, Fritz Fischer, Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, Edmond Jabès, and Hasan Salama. After him are Charles Addams, Kim Sung-gan, Isidro Lángara, Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Yaroslav Stetsko, and Barbara W. Tuchman. Among people deceased in 2001, Perry Como ranks 72. Before him are Giuseppe Sinopoli, Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, Nikos Sampson, John Phillips, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, and Luis Carniglia. After him are Soad Hosny, Pierre Klossowski, Jaroslav Drobný, Hannelore Kohl, Bill Hewlett, and Marvin Harris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Perry Como ranks 2,383 out of 20,380. Before him are Andy Williams (1927), A. L. Kroeber (1876), Mos Def (1973), J. Allen Hynek (1910), Blythe Danner (1943), and Simon Fraser (1776). After him are Richard Kuklinski (1935), Dee Dee Ramone (1951), Carmine Coppola (1910), George Hamilton (1939), Chuck Palahniuk (1962), and Shirley Jackson (1916).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Perry Como ranks 132. Before him are La Toya Jackson (1956), Dinah Washington (1924), Justin Timberlake (1981), Randy Newman (1943), Andy Williams (1927), and Mos Def (1973). After him are Lana Del Rey (1985), Nile Rodgers (1952), Eddie Money (1949), Neil Sedaka (1939), Dusty Hill (1949), and KRS-One (1965).

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