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Ruth Etting

1896 - 1978

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Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singer and actress of the 1920s and 1930s, who had over 60 hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. Known as "America's sweetheart of song", her signature tunes were "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "Ten Cents a Dance" and "Love Me or Leave Me". As a young girl in Nebraska, Etting had wanted to become an artist; she drew and sketched all the time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruth Etting has received more than 803,689 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ruth Etting is the 2,377th most popular singer (down from 2,169th in 2019), the 12,946th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,766th in 2019) and the 645th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ruth Etting ranks 2,377 out of 4,381. Before her are Paul Stookey, Future, Gary, Roxanne Seeman, Linde Lindström, and Katrina Leskanich. After her are Crystal Gayle, Maja Blagdan, Arijit Singh, Birdy, Patrick Ouchène, and Edie Brickell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Ruth Etting ranks 275. Before her are Alan Mowbray, Reverend Gary Davis, Norman Thomas Gilroy, Erle C. Kenton, Ken Myers, and Cyril Slater. After her are Louis Fischer, Ivan Dresser, John L. McClellan, Everett Dirksen, and Ruth Donnelly. Among people deceased in 1978, Ruth Etting ranks 267. Before her are Károly Levitzky, Ray Noble, Gertrude Mary Cox, Selwyn Lloyd, William Grant Still, and Tim McCoy. After her are Ilka Chase, Theresa Weld, Kofi Abrefa Busia, Hugh MacDiarmid, James Gould Cozzens, and Fatima Massaquoi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruth Etting ranks 12,946 out of 20,380. Before her are Katrina Leskanich (1960), Lisa Nowak (1963), Nat Hentoff (1925), Howard Georgi (1947), Kiele Sanchez (1977), and Rita R. Colwell (1934). After her are Andy Ruiz Jr. (1989), Gary Rydstrom (1959), Crystal Gayle (1951), Robb Flynn (1967), Amanda Peterson (1971), and John Patrick Shanley (1950).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Ruth Etting ranks 645. Before her are Benny Blanco (1988), Gucci Mane (1980), Paul Stookey (1937), Future (1983), Roxanne Seeman (1954), and Katrina Leskanich (1960). After her are Crystal Gayle (1951), Edie Brickell (1966), Ashanti (1980), Warrel Dane (1961), Amanda Lepore (1967), and J Dilla (1974).

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