MUSICIAN

Sophie B. Hawkins

1964 - Today

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Sophie Ballantine Hawkins (born November 1, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and painter. Born in New York City, she attended the Manhattan School of Music for a year as a percussionist before leaving to pursue a music career. In the 1990s, she achieved critical and commercial success with her first two albums, producing a string of single hits including "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", "Right Beside You", and "As I Lay Me Down". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sophie B. Hawkins has received more than 1,761,857 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Sophie B. Hawkins is the 2,334th most popular musician (down from 2,193rd in 2019), the 12,547th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,527th in 2019) and the 953rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sophie B. Hawkins ranks 2,334 out of 3,175. Before her are Nicolas Chumachenco, Ulf Ekberg, John 5, Gillian Gilbert, Cashmere Cat, and Cynthia Weil. After her are Cornelius, Booker Ervin, Headhunterz, Peter Erskine, Nigel Olsson, and Tom Scott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Sophie B. Hawkins ranks 570. Before her are Virgil Hill, Janusz Palikot, Genar Andrinúa, Brenda Fassie, Jean-François Copé, and The Boogeyman. After her are Augusto Paolo Lojudice, Sergio Canavero, Guga, Peter Blangé, Matilda Ziegler, and Amy Hennig.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sophie B. Hawkins ranks 12,547 out of 20,380. Before her are John Breckinridge (1760), David Paterson (1954), Darby Stanchfield (1971), Morgan Woodward (1925), Madeline Manning (1948), and Dorothy Phillips (1889). After her are Ellen Geer (1941), William DuVall (1967), Henry A. Wise (1806), Raffi Hovannisian (1959), Alice Hoffman (1952), and Andre Iguodala (1984).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sophie B. Hawkins ranks 953. Before her are James Iha (1968), Charlie Benante (1962), Eugene Wright (1923), Erick Morillo (1971), John 5 (1971), and Cynthia Weil (1940). After her are Booker Ervin (1930), Peter Erskine (1954), Tom Scott (1948), Greg K. (1965), Melody Gardot (1985), and Bob Weir (1947).

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