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Ross Bagdasarian

1919 - 1972

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Ross S. Bagdasarian Sr. (; January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David Seville, was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmunks. Initially a stage and film actor, he rose to prominence in 1958 with the songs "Witch Doctor" and "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)", which both became Billboard number-one singles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ross Bagdasarian has received more than 393,904 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ross Bagdasarian is the 6,112th most popular actor (down from 5,042nd in 2019), the 9,137th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,883rd in 2019) and the 2,920th most popular American Actor.

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  • 390k

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  • 42.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 6,112 out of 9,996Before her are Marie Prevost, Lilyan Chauvin, Ryan Hurst, Sean Murray, David Costabile, and Marisol Nichols. After her are Sergei Garmash, Tina Louise, Antje Traue, Jay Hernandez, Anna Popplewell, and Colin O'Donoghue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 285Before her are Fritz Schwab, George E. P. Box, Erik Elmsäter, Tommy Lawton, Tim Holt, and André Guelfi. After her are Lawrence Stone, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Kaifi Azmi, Kurt Wires, Marie Windsor, and Phyllis Thaxter. Among people deceased in 1972, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 208Before her are Gejus van der Meulen, John Berryman, Arnold Jackson, Robert Andersson, Brian Donlevy, and Walter Winchell. After her are Herbert Hübner, Humberto Mariles, Claire Windsor, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Per Bertilsson, and Yuri Linnik.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 9,137 out of 18,182Before her are John J. Sullivan (1959), Rand Paul (1963), Marisol Nichols (1973), David Brown (1916), Ann Richards (1933), and Clarence Hudson White (1871). After her are Gary Johnson (1953), Tina Louise (1934), Gaylord Nelson (1916), Dave Cutler (1942), Mark Esper (1964), and Jay Hernandez (1978).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ross Bagdasarian ranks 2,920Before her are Dan Dailey (1915), Tracy Letts (1965), Ryan Hurst (1976), Sean Murray (1977), David Costabile (1967), and Marisol Nichols (1973). After her are Tina Louise (1934), Jay Hernandez (1978), John Hodiak (1914), Rosie Perez (1964), Mary Lynn Rajskub (1971), and David Thornton (1953).

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