SINGER

Toby Keith

1961 - 2024

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Toby Keith Covel (July 8, 1961 – February 5, 2024) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman. Keith released his chart-topping debut single, "Should've Been a Cowboy", in 1993. During the 1990s, Keith released his first four studio albums, each of which earned gold or higher certification. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Toby Keith has received more than 12,305,746 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Toby Keith is the 362nd most popular singer (up from 692nd in 2019), the 2,078th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,929th in 2019) and the 113th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Toby Keith ranks 362 out of 4,381. Before him are Salomé, Linda Ronstadt, Gal Costa, Tarja Turunen, Peng Liyuan, and Mango. After him are David Byron, Cecilia Bartoli, Shirley Bassey, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Mory Kanté, and Mei Lanfang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Toby Keith ranks 60. Before him are Arnaldur Indriðason, Danny Blind, Erna Solberg, Ferenc Gyurcsány, Andy Fletcher, and Susan Boyle. After him are Amr Diab, Erwin Koeman, Martin Gore, Luis de la Fuente, Íngrid Betancourt, and Wade Williams. Among people deceased in 2024, Toby Keith ranks 100. Before him are Alexandre do Nascimento, Silvia Pinal, Yury Solomin, Daniel Revenu, Christian Oliver, and Fumihiko Maki. After him are Fredric Jameson, Saleh al-Arouri, Sérgio Mendes, Cissy Houston, Aleksandr Medved, and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Toby Keith ranks 2,078 out of 20,380. Before him are Ralph Bunche (1904), Bettie Page (1923), Steven Soderbergh (1963), Joel Silver (1952), Don Budge (1915), and Henry Heimlich (1920). After him are Richard Basehart (1914), Paul Rudd (1969), Donald Glover (1983), Veronica Lake (1922), William Petersen (1953), and William C. Durant (1861).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Toby Keith ranks 113. Before him are Gene Vincent (1935), Billy Preston (1946), Eartha Kitt (1927), Solomon Burke (1936), Pinetop Perkins (1913), and Linda Ronstadt (1946). After him are Steve Perry (1949), Ricky Nelson (1940), Bill Withers (1938), Jackie Jackson (1951), Jessye Norman (1945), and Cissy Houston (1933).

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