MUSICIAN

Slim Whitman

1923 - 2013

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Ottis Dewey "Slim" Whitman Jr. (January 20, 1923 – June 19, 2013) was an American country music singer and guitarist known for his yodeling abilities and his use of falsetto. Recorded figures show 70 million sales, during a career that spanned more than seven decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Slim Whitman has received more than 913,967 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Slim Whitman is the 2,025th most popular musician (down from 1,983rd in 2019), the 10,485th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,307th in 2019) and the 796th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 910k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Slim Whitman ranks 2,025 out of 3,175. Before him are Robert Gordon, Rod Temperton, Reb Beach, Dwight Yoakam, Pau Donés, and Kristen Pfaff. After him are David Lindley, Graeme Revell, Julia Fischer, Luca Turilli, Philip Selway, and Jule Styne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Slim Whitman ranks 443. Before him are Denise Levertov, Boris Sagal, Alice von Hildebrand, Bonita Granville, Dannie Abse, and Sam Rivers. After him are Bjørn Paulson, Alice Ghostley, Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Herman Chernoff, Arthur Jensen, and Bernice Rubens. Among people deceased in 2013, Slim Whitman ranks 439. Before him are Gordon Thomas, Taisia Chenchik, Ebbe Parsner, Malachi Throne, Magic Slim, and Hugh Huxley. After him are Kauko Hänninen, Aaron Swartz, Jacques Grimonpon, Haji, Bruce C. Murray, and Vern Mikkelsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Slim Whitman ranks 10,485 out of 20,380. Before him are Ernest Lehman (1915), Laurie Bird (1952), Joseph Mascolo (1929), Kurt Wimmer (1964), Jerry Pournelle (1933), and Charles Olson (1910). After him are Claudia Christian (1965), Randy Matson (1945), Henry Jenkins (1958), David Lindley (1944), Emma P. Carr (1880), and Kelly Reichardt (1964).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Slim Whitman ranks 796. Before him are Alphonso Johnson (1951), Debbi Peterson (1961), Robert Gordon (1947), Reb Beach (1963), Dwight Yoakam (1956), and Kristen Pfaff (1967). After him are David Lindley (1944), Roger Miller (1936), Tony Thompson (1954), David Gates (1940), Jimmy Webb (1946), and Hiro Yamamoto (1961).

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