MUSICIAN

Smokey Robinson

1940 - Today

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William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. He was the founder and frontman of the pioneering Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Smokey Robinson has received more than 9,380,416 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Smokey Robinson is the 570th most popular musician (up from 648th in 2019), the 2,928th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,367th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Smokey Robinson ranks 570 out of 3,175. Before him are Tito Puente, Gaspara Stampa, Marty Friedman, Dido, Gil Evans, and Giovanni Sgambati. After him are King Oliver, Wendy Carlos, Ace Frehley, Jean-Delphin Alard, Jenő Hubay, and Hermeto Pascoal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Smokey Robinson ranks 167. Before him are Sam Waterston, Luis Cubilla, Leonard Susskind, Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma, Gloria Leonard, and Richard Williamson. After him are Raoni Metuktire, Count Ingolf of Rosenborg, Barbara Valentin, Mirko Jozić, Natalia Makarova, and Stephen Kovacevich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Smokey Robinson ranks 2,928 out of 20,380. Before him are Winfield Scott (1786), Jerry Seinfeld (1954), Douglas Hofstadter (1945), Elizabeth Loftus (1944), George Dewey (1837), and Terry Bisson (1942). After him are Paul Strand (1890), John Lasseter (1957), Ivy Lee (1877), Rebecca De Mornay (1959), Bobby Riggs (1918), and King Oliver (1881).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Smokey Robinson ranks 173. Before him are Duane Allman (1946), Cannonball Adderley (1928), Randy Rhoads (1956), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Tito Puente (1923), and Marty Friedman (1962). After him are King Oliver (1881), Wendy Carlos (1939), Ace Frehley (1951), GG Allin (1956), Jeff Porcaro (1954), and Tico Torres (1953).

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