SINGER

Petula Clark

1932 - Today

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Petula Clark CBE (born Sally Clark; 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child performer and has had the longest career of any British entertainer, spanning more than 85 years. Clark's professional career began during the Second World War as a child entertainer on BBC Radio. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Petula Clark has received more than 5,564,546 page views. Her biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Petula Clark is the 225th most popular singer (down from 193rd in 2019), the 897th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 833rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Singer.

Petula Clark is most famous for her song "Downtown."

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  • 5.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Petula Clark ranks 225 out of 4,381. Before her are Vicky Leandros, Teresa Berganza, Mario Del Monaco, George Strait, Rob Halford, and Mohammed Abdel Wahab. After her are Ibrahim Ferrer, Jacqueline Boyer, Rita Pavone, Edita Gruberová, Ricky Martin, and Van Morrison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Petula Clark ranks 84. Before her are Fernando Arrabal, Gyula Horn, John Updike, Lalo Schifrin, Emmanuelle Arsan, and Alan Bean. After her are Peter Eisenman, Alfredo Ferrari, Corry Brokken, Oscar de la Renta, Naina Yeltsina, and Quino.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Petula Clark ranks 897 out of 8,785. Before her are Charles Lightoller (1874), Eugen d'Albert (1864), Elizabeth Gaskell (1810), Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), Mike Newell (1942), and Herbert C. Brown (1912). After her are Eadgyth (910), George Vancouver (1757), Robert III of Scotland (1330), Gary Lineker (1960), Edward Burne-Jones (1833), and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Petula Clark ranks 26. Before her are Dua Lipa (1995), Chris Rea (1951), Tom Jones (1940), Eric Burdon (1941), David Coverdale (1951), and Rob Halford (1951). After her are Van Morrison (1945), Shane MacGowan (1957), Victoria Beckham (1974), Glenn Hughes (1951), Robbie Williams (1974), and Dave Gahan (1962).

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