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MUSICIAN

Roger Miller

1936 - 1992

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Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me", and "England Swings". After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the U.S. Army, Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s, writing such hits as "Billy Bayou" and "Home" for Jim Reeves and "Invitation to the Blues" for Ray Price. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Miller has received more than 2,674,426 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Miller is the 1,840th most popular musician (down from 1,655th in 2019), the 9,376th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,364th in 2019) and the 742nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roger Miller ranks 1,840 out of 2,662. Before him are Mick Karn, Percy Heath, Chick Webb, Yip Harburg, Yuja Wang, and Roy Bittan. After him are Jeremy Spencer, Merle Travis, Edwin Hawkins, Vilayat Khan, Bang Chan, and Richie Kotzen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Roger Miller ranks 448. Before him are Peter Hill-Wood, Tommy Steele, Guillermo Escalada, Otto Leodolter, Yury Osipov, and Volker Strassen. After him are Andrew Davies, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Edward C. Stone, Wolfgang Behrendt, Shelley Morrison, and Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Among people deceased in 1992, Roger Miller ranks 224. Before him are Maurice Perrin, Leo Halle, Alexander Almetov, Peter Hirt, Max Stiepl, and Luka Lipošinović. After him are Lazăr Sfera, Mae Clarke, Alif Hajiyev, Kurt Wires, László Rajcsányi, and Robert Reed.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roger Miller ranks 9,376 out of 18,182. Before him are Victor Schertzinger (1888), Carl Knowles (1910), Fontella Bass (1940), Vanessa Marano (1992), Debi Mazar (1964), and Roy Bittan (1949). After him are Steven Weber (1961), Frank Waller (1884), Larry the Cable Guy (1963), Mike Massimino (1962), Wiley Post (1898), and Lola Glaudini (1971).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Roger Miller ranks 742. Before him are Tom Harrell (1946), Patrick Leonard (1956), Percy Heath (1923), Chick Webb (1905), Yip Harburg (1896), and Roy Bittan (1949). After him are Merle Travis (1917), Edwin Hawkins (1943), Richie Kotzen (1970), Danny Carey (1961), Joe Lovano (1952), and Alison Krauss (1971).

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