SINGER

Porter Wagoner

1927 - 2007

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Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. In 1967, he introduced singer Dolly Parton on his television show, The Porter Wagoner Show. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Porter Wagoner has received more than 2,436,913 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Porter Wagoner is the 2,097th most popular singer (down from 1,957th in 2019), the 11,284th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,612th in 2019) and the 546th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Porter Wagoner ranks 2,097 out of 4,381. Before him are Shane Filan, Laura Alonso, Lucinda Williams, Tak Matsumoto, T.I., and Jill Johnson. After him are Aaron Carter, Edwyn Collins, Stacey Kent, Shohreh, Teresa Brewer, and Barrett Strong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Porter Wagoner ranks 448. Before him are Krishan Kant, Vince Boryla, Hugo Budinger, Sada Thompson, Abby Mann, and Malcolm Allison. After him are Alan Geldard, Cleo Laine, Hank Ballard, Beatrice Ohanessian, Sahana Pradhan, and Bill McGarry. Among people deceased in 2007, Porter Wagoner ranks 381. Before him are Bob Clark, Tillie Olsen, F. Albert Cotton, Ian Wallace, Fenny Heemskerk, and Yolanda King. After him are Teresa Brewer, Calvin Lockhart, Alfonso Silva, Charles Lane, Tron Øgrim, and Gino Pariani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Porter Wagoner ranks 11,284 out of 20,380. Before him are Ormond Stone (1847), Pat Flaherty (1926), Wanda Sykes (1964), Gail Devers (1966), Colin Edwards (1974), and Nicole Richie (1981). After him are Lou Adler (1933), Jim Ryun (1947), Peter Sellars (1957), Aaron Carter (1987), Drew Carey (1958), and Sufjan Stevens (1975).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Porter Wagoner ranks 546. Before him are Rudy Vallée (1901), Johnny Tillotson (1938), David Miller (1973), Johnny Ace (1929), Lucinda Williams (1953), and T.I. (1980). After him are Aaron Carter (1987), Stacey Kent (1965), Teresa Brewer (1931), Barrett Strong (1941), Samuel Ramey (1942), and Ernest Tubb (1914).

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