SINGER

Tex Ritter

1905 - 1974

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Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s. He was the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John Ritter, grandsons Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter, and granddaughter Carly). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tex Ritter has received more than 2,425,893 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Tex Ritter is the 1,820th most popular singer (down from 1,792nd in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Tex Ritter ranks 1,820 out of 4,381. Before him are K.d. lang, Marco Mengoni, Lil' Kim, Vanna, Lawrence Tibbett, and Yolandi Visser. After him are Marie Kraja, Monique Melsen, Maître Gims, Magic Sam, Yıldız Tilbe, and Johnnie Ray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Tex Ritter ranks 355. Before him are Roberto Cortés, Antal Kocsis, Bobby Pearce, John Hoyt, Rodolfo Choperena, and Chick Webb. After him are Oleg Zhakov, György Kulin, Edvin Laine, Hanns Kilian, Helen Sawyer Hogg, and Kenneth Rexroth. Among people deceased in 1974, Tex Ritter ranks 234. Before him are Richard Lawrence, Leon Shamroy, Dušan Marković, Eduard Kainberger, Nina Agadzhanova, and Gene Ammons. After him are Charles Rosher, Maturino Blanchet, Harry Ricardo, Enrico Rivolta, V. K. Krishna Menon, and Gabriel Thorstensen.

Others Born in 1905

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