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Rufus Thomas

1917 - 2001

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Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels, including Chess Records and Sun Records in the 1950s, before becoming established in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rufus Thomas has received more than 616,668 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Rufus Thomas is the 1,720th most popular singer (down from 1,479th in 2019), the 9,149th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,869th in 2019) and the 431st most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 620k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Rufus Thomas ranks 1,720 out of 4,381. Before him are Edyta Górniak, Myriam Fares, Sophie Tucker, Joacim Cans, Garth Brooks, and Nikka Costa. After him are Eduardo Nascimento, Nilüfer, Marjorie Noël, Peabo Bryson, Patrick Fiori, and Derrick Green.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Rufus Thomas ranks 291. Before him are Eugen Walaschek, Gwendolyn Brooks, Melville Shavelson, Jo Stafford, Steve Cochran, and Pyotr Demichev. After him are Birger Rosengren, Qaysin Quli, Zagir Ismagilov, Manuel Alexandre, Jovdat Hajiyev, and Leonard Chess. Among people deceased in 2001, Rufus Thomas ranks 272. Before him are Chantal Chaudé de Silans, Mirvarid Dilbazi, Olle Håkansson, Delia Derbyshire, Carroll O'Connor, and Otto Hemele. After him are Larry Adler, Boris Stenin, Kira Ivanova, Anthony Shaffer, Andreas Kupfer, and Zoltán Nemere.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rufus Thomas ranks 9,149 out of 20,380. Before him are Lucy Shapiro (1940), Carroll O'Connor (1924), Neil Hamilton (1899), Royal Dano (1922), Red Skelton (1913), and Ed Boon (1964). After him are Geraldo Rivera (1943), Marion Jones Farquhar (1879), Akiva Goldsman (1962), H. C. Robbins Landon (1926), Jeanne Shaheen (1947), and Albert White (1895).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Rufus Thomas ranks 431. Before him are Alberta Hunter (1895), Nicky Jam (1981), King Curtis (1934), Naomi Judd (1946), Robin Beck (1954), and Garth Brooks (1962). After him are Peabo Bryson (1951), Derrick Green (1971), Kim Deal (1961), Kid Rock (1971), Little Willie John (1937), and Joyce DiDonato (1969).

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