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Rosa Ponselle

1897 - 1981

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Rosa Ponzillo, known as Rosa Ponselle (January 22, 1897 – May 25, 1981) was an American operatic dramatic soprano. She sang mainly at the New York Metropolitan Opera and is generally considered to have been one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rosa Ponselle has received more than 193,239 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Rosa Ponselle is the 976th most popular singer (up from 1,103rd in 2019), the 5,104th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,976th in 2019) and the 253rd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Rosa Ponselle ranks 976 out of 4,381. Before her are Kate Ryan, Shi Pei Pu, Max Romeo, Clare Torry, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Alejandro Sanz. After her are Maggie MacNeal, Irmgard Seefried, Megan Thee Stallion, Ayumi Hamasaki, Giovanni Martinelli, and Lena Katina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Rosa Ponselle ranks 196. Before her are Ramón Gil, Maximilian von Edelsheim, Hersch Lauterpacht, Walter Pidgeon, Pierre Fresnay, and Albert Renger-Patzsch. After her are Shovkat Mammadova, Joe Profaci, Evsei Liberman, Eduard Tisse, Ardito Desio, and Zenta Mauriņa. Among people deceased in 1981, Rosa Ponselle ranks 133. Before her are François Bordes, Allan Dwan, Grunya Sukhareva, Philippe Étancelin, Ivan Galamian, and Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer. After her are Werner Teske, Shovkat Mammadova, Rudolf Krčil, Lydia Lopokova, Evsei Liberman, and Beatrice Tinsley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rosa Ponselle ranks 5,104 out of 20,380. Before her are Jonathan Winters (1925), David Patrick Kelly (1951), Elmer Rice (1892), Danai Gurira (1978), Robert Picardo (1953), and Andrew Mellon (1855). After her are Pat Buchanan (1938), Bradford Dillman (1930), Stephen E. Ambrose (1936), Paul Chambers (1935), Ali Larter (1976), and Billy Burke (1966).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Rosa Ponselle ranks 253. Before her are Leon Russell (1942), Boz Scaggs (1944), Joan Osborne (1962), Billy Paul (1934), Randy Crawford (1952), and Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893). After her are Megan Thee Stallion (1995), Nas (1973), Val Valentino (1956), Dr. John (1941), LL Cool J (1968), and Reba McEntire (1955).

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