MUSICIAN

Sylvia Robinson

1935 - 2011

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Sylvia Robinson (née Vanterpool; May 29, 1935 – September 29, 2011), known mononymously as Sylvia, was an American singer and record producer. Robinson achieved success as a performer on two R&B chart toppers: as half of Mickey & Sylvia with the 1957 single "Love Is Strange", and her solo record "Pillow Talk" in 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sylvia Robinson has received more than 1,073,672 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Sylvia Robinson is the 1,936th most popular musician (down from 1,902nd in 2019), the 9,867th most popular biography from United States and the 758th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sylvia Robinson ranks 1,936 out of 3,175. Before her are Leeroy Thornhill, Yuja Wang, Chris Dreja, XXXTentacion, Colin Greenwood, and Andy Fraser. After her are George Lynch, John Tchicai, Lily Allen, Jimmy Heath, Michael Amott, and Mike Ratledge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Sylvia Robinson ranks 472. Before her are Daniel Quinn, Victor Chizhikov, Vicente Cantatore, Mitsuo Ikeda, Derek Kevan, and Larry Kramer. After her are Judy Parfitt, Trevor Blokdyk, Kazimierz Paździor, Leonid Potapov, Charles Grimes, and Ronnie Hawkins. Among people deceased in 2011, Sylvia Robinson ranks 406. Before her are Vitaly Tseshkovsky, Ragnar Lundberg, Jaime Salazar, Roberto Lippi, Arthur Laurents, and Clement Arrindell. After her are Peggy Rea, Knut Steen, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Mick Karn, Ed Macauley, and David Bedford.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sylvia Robinson ranks 9,867 out of 20,380. Before her are Walter Bahr (1927), Aldo Donelli (1907), Anna J. Harrison (1912), Alison Brie (1982), Elihu B. Washburne (1816), and Dick Cavett (1936). After her are Bud Luckey (1934), Andy Weir (1972), George Lynch (1954), John Debney (1956), Kawhi Leonard (1991), and Tim "Ripper" Owens (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sylvia Robinson ranks 758. Before her are Harvey Mason (1947), Van Dyke Parks (1943), Jack Casady (1944), Sammy Cahn (1913), Robert Lockwood Jr. (1915), and XXXTentacion (1998). After her are George Lynch (1954), Jimmy Heath (1926), DJ Premier (1966), Percy Heath (1923), Steve Coleman (1956), and Juan Atkins (1962).

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