MUSICIAN

Ray Evans

1915 - 2007

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Raymond Bernard Evans (February 4, 1915 – February 15, 2007) was an American songwriter best known for being a half of a composing-songwriting duo with Jay Livingston, specializing himself in writing lyrics for film songs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ray Evans has received more than 229,707 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Evans is the 1,784th most popular musician (down from 1,594th in 2019), the 9,023rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,970th in 2019) and the 679th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ray Evans ranks 1,784 out of 3,175. Before him are Andraé Crouch, Dave Edmunds, Earl Wild, Laurent Garnier, Mel Tormé, and Tomoyasu Hotei. After him are Brian Downey, Joe South, Dave Hill, Elizabeth Cotten, Chris Hillman, and Ray Bryant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Ray Evans ranks 243. Before him are Heinz Körvers, Georgy Tovstonogov, José Antonio Rodríguez, John Dobson, Ramón Piñeiro López, and Earl Wild. After him are Bruno Boni, Hellmuth Marx, Hanka Bielicka, Godfrey Brown, Mady Rahl, and Heinrich Albertz. Among people deceased in 2007, Ray Evans ranks 344. Before him are Ulrich Plenzdorf, Tamara Nosova, Grethe Kausland, Maria Kwaśniewska, R. B. Kitaj, and Norifumi Abe. After him are Johanna Sällström, Bam Bam Bigelow, Hans Sturm, Hans Mild, Gilbert Bozon, and Jurga Ivanauskaitė.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Evans ranks 9,023 out of 20,380. Before him are Allen Stack (1928), Mark Rober (1980), Frances Dee (1909), Norman Joseph Woodland (1921), Mel Tormé (1925), and Hoyt Axton (1938). After him are Mary Miles Minter (1902), D. B. Woodside (1969), Joe South (1940), Dorian Harewood (1950), Jay O. Sanders (1953), and Jesse Plemons (1988).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ray Evans ranks 679. Before him are Big Walter Horton (1921), Clarence White (1944), Cal Tjader (1925), Andraé Crouch (1942), Earl Wild (1915), and Mel Tormé (1925). After him are Joe South (1940), Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Chris Hillman (1944), Ray Bryant (1931), Lonnie Johnson (1899), and Roy Ayers (1940).

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