SINGER

Richard Carpenter

1946 - Today

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Richard Lynn Carpenter (born October 15, 1946) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, who formed half of the sibling duo the Carpenters alongside his younger sister Karen. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Carpenter has received more than 106,701 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Richard Carpenter is the 889th most popular singer (down from 886th in 2019), the 4,655th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,962nd in 2019) and the 230th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Richard Carpenter ranks 889 out of 4,381. Before him are Jan Kiepura, Alessandro Safina, Gérard Lenorman, Marilyn Horne, Milka Ternina, and Dave Benton. After him are Alexander Bard, Chip Taylor, Julie d'Aubigny, Serhat, Kirsti Sparboe, and Alain Bashung.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Richard Carpenter ranks 357. Before him are Joel Camargo, Paul Alexander, Milena Canonero, Joseph Sifakis, Ian McDonald, and Akira Kamiya. After him are Roland Sandberg, Steve Kanaly, Miklós Németh, Kirsti Sparboe, Toshio Furukawa, and George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Carpenter ranks 4,655 out of 20,380. Before him are Emmy Rossum (1986), Louis Leon Thurstone (1887), Fats Waller (1904), Lewis Terman (1877), Nathaniel Palmer (1799), and Ellsworth Kelly (1923). After him are Miriam Hopkins (1902), Carol Kane (1952), Arthur Cronquist (1919), Chip Taylor (1940), Barbara Walters (1929), and Jorja Fox (1968).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Richard Carpenter ranks 230. Before him are Cat Power (1972), Shirley Horn (1934), Nicole Scherzinger (1978), Bobby Vinton (1935), Adam Lambert (1982), and Marilyn Horne (1934). After him are Chip Taylor (1940), Randy Meisner (1946), Vince Neil (1961), Loretta Lynn (1932), Prodigy (1974), and Carmen McRae (1922).

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