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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 8,580,846 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Smokey Robinson is the 650th most popular musician (down from 608th in 2019), the 3,375th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,166th in 2019) and the 205th most popular American Musician.

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  • 8.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Smokey Robinson ranks 650 out of 2,662. Before him are Ruggiero Ricci, Ron Carter, Vanessa-Mae, Bill Bruford, Clarence Clemons, and Ivan Mládek. After him are Jimmy Smith, Vinnie Vincent, Robert Casadesus, Lazar Berman, Joe Walsh, and James Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Smokey Robinson ranks 182. Before him are Vagif Mustafazadeh, Mirko Jozić, Ken Jenkins, Dan Hedaya, Michel Micombero, and Macha Méril. After him are Vito Acconci, Manfred Mann, René Auberjonois, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Sandro Munari, and Samuel Little.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Smokey Robinson ranks 3,375 out of 18,182. Before him are E. L. Doctorow (1931), Milton L. Humason (1891), Robert Foxworth (1941), Robert M. Parker Jr. (1947), Russell Means (1939), and Eddie Albert (1906). After him are Lawrence Weiner (1942), Vito Acconci (1940), Anna Faris (1976), Lois Lowry (1937), Joanna Cassidy (1945), and Lois McMaster Bujold (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Smokey Robinson ranks 205. Before him are Louis Prima (1910), Steve Gadd (1945), McCoy Tyner (1938), Ruggiero Ricci (1918), Ron Carter (1937), and Clarence Clemons (1942). After him are Jimmy Smith (1925), Vinnie Vincent (1952), Joe Walsh (1947), James Taylor (1948), Carla Bley (1936), and Sean Combs (1969).

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