Musician

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

American gospel musician

1915 - 1973

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Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Sister Rosetta Tharpe is the 598th most popular musician (down from 471st in 2024), the 3,421st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,501st in 2019) and the 183rd most popular American Musician.

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe's biography spans 30 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 62.13.

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Among Musicians

Among musicians, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 598 out of 3,445. Before her are Ginette Neveu, Hermeto Pascoal, Loreena McKennitt, Coleman Hawkins, Artie Shaw, and Lionel Hampton. After her are James Taylor, Alan Walker, Suga, Wallace Hartley, Michel Sogny, and Chet Atkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 98. Before her are Arsenio Erico, Kon Ichikawa, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Wilhelm Gliese, Marais Viljoen, and Evgeny Lifshitz. After her are Georgy Sviridov, André Frossard, Alicia Rhett, C. W. Ceram, Edmond O'Brien, and Mariano Rumor. Among people deceased in 1973, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 104. Before her are Jack Hawkins, Tanzan Ishibashi, Alexander Orlov, Yaakov Dori, Ramón de la Fuente Leal, and Roger Williamson. After her are Noël Coward, Clas Thunberg, Laurence Harvey, Mirra Alfassa, Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, and Adolfo Ruiz Cortines.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 3,421 out of 23,232. Before her are Howard S. Becker (1928), Artie Shaw (1910), Lionel Hampton (1908), Jacques Futrelle (1875), Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901), and P. G. T. Beauregard (1818). After her are Randy Quaid (1950), Alex North (1910), Sal Khan (1976), Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857), Trini Lopez (1937), and Florence Harding (1860).

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Among Musicians In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sister Rosetta Tharpe ranks 183. Before her are Murray Perahia (1947), Lester Young (1909), Marty Friedman (1962), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Artie Shaw (1910), and Lionel Hampton (1908). After her are James Taylor (1948), Chet Atkins (1924), Ace Frehley (1951), Carla Bley (1936), Carl W. Stalling (1891), and Laurie Anderson (1947).

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