MUSICIAN

Walter Donaldson

1893 - 1947

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Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 – July 15, 1947) was a prolific American popular songwriter and publishing company founder, composing many hit songs of the 1910s to 1940s, that have become standards and form part of the Great American Songbook. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Donaldson has received more than 139,189 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Walter Donaldson is the 2,545th most popular musician (down from 2,381st in 2019), the 13,979th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,875th in 2019) and the 1,053rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Walter Donaldson ranks 2,545 out of 3,175. Before him are Björn Gelotte, Robert Wells, Dirk Verbeuren, Jason Mraz, Alexander Vedernikov, and Ketil Stokkan. After him are R3hab, Eddie Rabbitt, Bledar Sejko, Amon Tobin, Jacoby Shaddix, and Lisa Miskovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Walter Donaldson ranks 274. Before him are Sydney Camm, Gladys Davis, Theresa Weld, Dorothy Dalton, Tom Forman, and Bert McCaffrey. After him are Frank Carlson, and Norman Manley. Among people deceased in 1947, Walter Donaldson ranks 217. Before him are Giovanni Delise, Rosa Smith Eigenmann, Albert Ireton, Adrienne Ames, Meredith Colket, and K. L. Saigal. After him are George Forbes, Ellen Wilkinson, and Alfred Bowerman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Donaldson ranks 13,979 out of 20,380. Before him are David DeLuise (1971), Charles Oakley (1963), Norman Thomas (1884), Roy D. Bridges Jr. (1943), Gillian Jacobs (1982), and Beth Heiden (1959). After him are Wyatt Russell (1986), Walter Reuther (1907), Bill Kristol (1952), Renée Estevez (1967), Kayla Ewell (1985), and Jayson Tatum (1998).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Walter Donaldson ranks 1,053. Before him are Bill Davis (2000), Bill Dixon (1925), Jack Antonoff (1984), Madeleine Peyroux (1974), Al Pitrelli (1962), and Jason Mraz (1977). After him are Eddie Rabbitt (1941), Jacoby Shaddix (1976), Jerome Richardson (1920), Nita Strauss (1986), D'Angelo (1974), and Sarah Caldwell (1924).

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