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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-songwriter 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 849,097 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Slim Whitman is the 1,990th most popular musician (down from 1,604th in 2019), the 10,330th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,057th in 2019) and the 815th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 850k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Slim Whitman ranks 1,990 out of 2,662Before him are Oscar Levant, Michael Romeo, Fenriz, Dave Bartholomew, Aaron Burckhard, and Lowell George. After him are Taiji, Robert Westerholt, Adam Jones, Leif Ove Andsnes, Mike McCready, and Stjepan Hauser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Slim Whitman ranks 396Before him are Forbes Burnham, Mae Young, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Augusto Magli, Zeffiro Furiassi, and Dale Robertson. After him are Bonita Granville, Kuldip Nayar, Alex Hannum, Bjørn Paulson, Arthur Jensen, and Vic Seixas. Among people deceased in 2013, Slim Whitman ranks 412Before him are Taisia Chenchik, Stan Vickers, Ruth Patrick, Dale Robertson, Simon Pimenta, and Sayan Sanya. After him are Mel Smith, Reg Presley, John Kerr, Bruce C. Murray, Vladimir Vikulov, and Eeva Ruoppa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Slim Whitman ranks 10,330 out of 18,182Before him are Gwen Torrence (1965), David Denman (1973), Karen Wetterhahn (1948), William Bartram (1739), Lucy Shapiro (1940), and Lowell George (1945). After him are Albert Pyun (1953), Frank Albertson (1909), Jack Smith (1932), Nick Stahl (1979), Scott Cawthon (1971), and Crane Wilbur (1886).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Slim Whitman ranks 815Before him are Steve Albini (1962), Oscar Levant (1906), Michael Romeo (1968), Dave Bartholomew (1918), Aaron Burckhard (1963), and Lowell George (1945). After him are Adam Jones (1965), Mike McCready (1966), Robert Gordon (1947), T Bone Burnett (1948), Andy Timmons (1963), and Tyler Bates (1965).