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Risë Stevens

1913 - 2013

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Risë Stevens (; June 11, 1913 – March 20, 2013) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano and actress. Beginning in 1938, she sang for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for more than two decades during the 1940s and 1950s. She was most noted for her portrayals of the central character in Carmen by Georges Bizet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Risë Stevens has received more than 309,986 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 16 in 2019). Risë Stevens is the 10,381st most popular actor (down from 9,312th in 2019), the 15,095th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,557th in 2019) and the 4,880th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Risë Stevens by language

Over the past year Risë Stevens has had the most page views in the with 48,161 views, followed by Spanish (1,517), and Japanese (1,249). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Welsh (68.42%), English (61.89%), and Asturian (61.52%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Risë Stevens ranks 10,381 out of 13,578. Before her are Frances Reid, Stephen Bishop, Gale Robbins, David Chocarro, Justin Whalin, and Chae Soo-bin. After her are Mariana Ximenes, Sarah Bolger, Damson Idris, Janina Gavankar, Heather Morris, and Soni Razdan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Risë Stevens ranks 419. Before her are Frances Langford, Helen Mack, Duane Swanson, Jack Ragland, Sidney Dillon Ripley, and Duke Nalon. After her are Don DeFore, Elizabeth David, Herb Jeffries, Ralph Edwards, José Villanueva, and Raich Carter. Among people deceased in 2013, Risë Stevens ranks 527. Before her are Jakob Arjouni, Farooq Sheikh, Christopher Evan Welch, Barbara Lawrence, Allan Simonsen, and Philippe Gaumont. After her are Lee Thompson Young, Chi Cheng, Kenny Ball, Chrissy Amphlett, Harry F. Byrd Jr., and C. Everett Koop.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Risë Stevens ranks 15,095 out of 20,380. Before her are Frances Reid (1914), Q-Tip (1970), Stephen Bishop (1951), Gale Robbins (1921), George Ryan (1934), and Justin Whalin (1974). After her are Robert S. Kimbrough (1967), Tommy Dreamer (1971), Janina Gavankar (1980), Cameron Richardson (1979), Bill Bridges (1939), and Heather Morris (1987).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Risë Stevens ranks 4,880. Before her are Joan Davis (1912), David Corenswet (1993), Frances Reid (1914), Stephen Bishop (1951), Gale Robbins (1921), and Justin Whalin (1974). After her are Janina Gavankar (1980), Heather Morris (1987), Lisa Nicole Carson (1969), Julia Campbell (1962), Logan Henderson (1989), and Solange Knowles (1986).

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Television and Movie Roles

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