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Shirley Verrett

1931 - 2010

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Shirley Verrett (May 31, 1931 – November 5, 2010) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles making her a Soprano sfogato. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shirley Verrett has received more than 169,092 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Shirley Verrett is the 1,324th most popular singer (down from 1,008th in 2019), the 6,771st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,535th in 2019) and the 330th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Shirley Verrett ranks 1,324 out of 4,381. Before her are Abbey Lincoln, Gary Numan, Concha Piquer, Philippe Jaroussky, Lena Valaitis, and Greetje Kauffeld. After her are Marie Myriam, Maria Guleghina, Bob Hite, Imogen Heap, Marilyn Miller, and Yvonne Elliman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Shirley Verrett ranks 376. Before her are Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Hal Connolly, Mady Mesplé, Vasily Rudenkov, Ernst Degner, and Nick Adams. After her are Dimitar Dobrev, Konrad Stäheli, Mino De Rossi, František Šafránek, Paolo Portoghesi, and Suchitra Sen. Among people deceased in 2010, Shirley Verrett ranks 273. Before her are John Wooden, Hal Connolly, Emilio Álvarez, Harold Gould, Imre Polyák, and Abbey Lincoln. After her are Christopher Cazenove, Ángel Cabrera, Hans van Mierlo, Brita Borg, João Morais, and Vesna Parun.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shirley Verrett ranks 6,771 out of 20,380. Before her are Chace Crawford (1985), Hannibal Goodwin (1822), Marc Wright (1890), Dave Arneson (1947), John Getz (1946), and Wilmer Allison (1904). After her are Sheree J. Wilson (1958), Dick Van Patten (1928), Phil Zimmermann (1954), Ransom E. Olds (1864), Dave Cowens (1948), and Bob Hite (1943).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Shirley Verrett ranks 330. Before her are Kim Gordon (1953), Roy Eldridge (1911), Eydie Gormé (1928), Emma Abbott (1850), Kvitka Cisyk (1953), and Abbey Lincoln (1930). After her are Bob Hite (1943), Marilyn Miller (1898), Yvonne Elliman (1951), Johnny Mathis (1935), Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935), and Gregg Rolie (1947).

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