1928 - 2006
Ruth Alston Brown (née Weston; January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the "Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as "So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean". For these contributions, Atlantic became known as "the house that Ruth built" (alluding to the popular nickname for the old Yankee Stadium). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruth Brown has received more than 815,626 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ruth Brown is the 4,484th most popular actor (down from 4,076th in 2019), the 6,704th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,348th in 2019) and the 2,088th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Ruth Brown ranks 4,484 out of 9,996. Before her are Amr Waked, Tim Daly, Allen Garfield, Lola Albright, Hilary Duff, and Barry Humphries. After her are Kate Nelligan, Seth Gilliam, Patrick O'Neal, Shuhrat Abbosov, Moritz Bleibtreu, and Eva LaRue.
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 4,478
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 4,479
1939 - 2020
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 4,480
1924 - 2017
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 4,481
1987 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 4,482
1934 - 2023
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 4,483
1928 - 2006
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 4,484
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 4,485
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 4,486
1927 - 1994
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 4,487
1931 - 2018
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4,488
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4,489
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4,490
Among people born in 1928, Ruth Brown ranks 369. Before her are Paul Dooley, Irena Veisaitė, Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Vladimir Toporov, Léon Glovacki, and Judith Krantz. After her are Pete Rademacher, Veijo Meri, Johnny Griffin, Nunzio Gallo, Ján Zachara, and Dolph Schayes. Among people deceased in 2006, Ruth Brown ranks 233. Before her are Frank Beyer, William P. Gottlieb, Gösta Löfgren, Miroslav Brozović, Aron Gurevich, and Oskar Pastior. After her are Darry Cowl, György Faludy, Ole Madsen, Gordon Parks, Kenneth Lay, and Duygu Asena.
1928 - Present
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 363
1928 - 2020
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 364
1928 - 2015
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 365
1928 - 2005
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 366
1928 - 2009
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 367
1928 - 2019
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 368
1928 - 2006
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 369
1928 - 2020
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 370
1928 - 2015
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 371
1928 - 2008
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 372
1928 - 2008
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 373
1928 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 374
1928 - 2015
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 375
1932 - 2006
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 227
1917 - 2006
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 228
1923 - 2006
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 229
1917 - 2006
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 230
1924 - 2006
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 231
1927 - 2006
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 232
1928 - 2006
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 233
1925 - 2006
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 234
1910 - 2006
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 235
1934 - 2006
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 236
1912 - 2006
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 237
1942 - 2006
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 238
1946 - 2006
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 239
Among people born in United States, Ruth Brown ranks 6,704 out of 18,182. Before her are Tim Daly (1956), Allen Garfield (1939), Lola Albright (1924), Carl Blegen (1887), Hilary Duff (1987), and Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann (1933). After her are Big Show (1972), Seth Gilliam (1968), Walter Reed (1851), Dion DiMucci (1939), Pete Rademacher (1928), and Patrick O'Neal (1927).
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 6,698
1939 - 2020
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 6,699
1924 - 2017
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 6,700
1887 - 1971
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 6,701
1987 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 6,702
1933 - 2017
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 6,703
1928 - 2006
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 6,704
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 6,705
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 6,706
1851 - 1902
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 6,707
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 6,708
1928 - 2020
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 6,709
1927 - 1994
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 6,710
Among actors born in United States, Ruth Brown ranks 2,088. Before her are Charmian Carr (1942), Kim Manners (1951), Tim Daly (1956), Allen Garfield (1939), Lola Albright (1924), and Hilary Duff (1987). After her are Seth Gilliam (1968), Patrick O'Neal (1927), Eva LaRue (1966), Noah Hathaway (1971), Alexis Denisof (1966), and Amy Smart (1976).
1942 - 2016
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 2,082
1951 - 2009
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 2,083
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 2,084
1939 - 2020
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 2,085
1924 - 2017
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 2,086
1987 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 2,087
1928 - 2006
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 2,088
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 2,089
1927 - 1994
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 2,090
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 2,091
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 2,092
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 2,093
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 2,094