SINGER

Sheb Wooley

1921 - 2003

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Shelby Fredrick Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He recorded a series of novelty songs including the 1958 hit rock and roll comedy single "The Purple People Eater" and under the name Ben Colder the country hit "Almost Persuaded No. 2". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sheb Wooley has received more than 1,632,130 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sheb Wooley is the 2,047th most popular singer (down from 1,719th in 2019), the 10,967th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,333rd in 2019) and the 531st most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sheb Wooley ranks 2,047 out of 4,381. Before him are Tursunoy Saidazimova, Eyal Golan, Pratima Barua Pandey, Kristina Orbakaitė, Macklemore, and Cristina D'Avena. After him are Bobbie Gentry, Michael Wong, Slim Thug, Jain, Lee Donghae, and Yodrak Salakjai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Sheb Wooley ranks 435. Before him are Kurt Marti, Donald Campbell, Joan Greenwood, Ian Raby, Gilbert Stork, and Marilyn Maxwell. After him are Bobby Wanzer, Alan Hale Jr., Wayne C. Booth, Brian Moore, Bill Bright, and Muriel Pavlow. Among people deceased in 2003, Sheb Wooley ranks 337. Before him are Tony Thompson, John Aston Sr., Rachel Corrie, Grigory Mkrtychan, Rajko Žižić, and Trevor Ford. After him are Edward F. Moore, Eddie Thomson, Fritz Spengler, Steve O'Rourke, C. Douglas Dillon, and Bill Bright.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sheb Wooley ranks 10,967 out of 20,380. Before him are Gerrit Graham (1948), Christopher Ferguson (1961), Chester Morris (1901), Macklemore (1983), J. Donald Cameron (1833), and James Badge Dale (1978). After him are Henriette Avram (1919), George Karl (1951), Bobbie Gentry (1942), Jeffrey Williams (1958), Marjorie Rambeau (1889), and Pat Brown (1905).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Sheb Wooley ranks 531. Before him are B-Real (1970), Jackson C. Frank (1943), Harry Chapin (1942), Rockwell (1964), AJ McLean (1978), and Macklemore (1983). After him are Bobbie Gentry (1942), Slim Thug (1980), Mary Costa (1930), Jack Jones (1938), David Ruffin (1941), and Jam Master Jay (1965).

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