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Anita Ward

1956 - Today

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Anita Ward (born December 20, 1956) (sources differ) is an American singer and musician from Memphis, Tennessee. Beginning her professional music career in the late 1970s, Ward is best known for her 1979 million-selling chart-topper R&B/Disco hit "Ring My Bell": it was no. 1 on the United States Hot 100, R&B, and Dance charts, and in the United Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Anita Ward is the 2,400th most popular singer (down from 2,215th in 2024), the 13,073rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,960th in 2019) and the 679th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Anita Ward ranks 2,402 out of 4,381. Before her are Kate McGarrigle, Cheikh Lô, Siriporn Ampaipong, Fred Neil, Valentín Elizalde, Roy Brown, Kangta, and Paula Fernandes. After her are Roch Voisine, Banks, Romeo Santos, and Marta Sánchez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Anita Ward ranks 630. Before her are Tetsuro Miura, Michele Bachmann, Philippe Mahut, Constance Money, Curtis Brown, and Gerardo Miranda. After her are Linda Haglund, György Nébald, Hipólito Ramos, Juan Torales, Skipp Sudduth, and Mani Ratnam.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anita Ward ranks 13,083 out of 20,380. Before her are Kevin Systrom (1983), John G. Carlisle (1834), Pat Roberts (1936), James Lipton (1926), Gene Hoglan (1967), Constance Money (1956), Brad Walker (1981), Ray Luzier (1970), Curtis Brown (1956), Harry Hines Woodring (1887), Leo Rossi (1946), and Breckin Meyer (1974).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Anita Ward ranks 679. Before her are Martika (1969), Billy Boy Arnold (1935), Warrel Dane (1961), Ernest Tubb (1914), Fred Neil (1936), and Roy Brown (1925). After her are Banks (1988), Romeo Santos (1981), Fiona Apple (1977), Brook Benton (1931), Malvina Reynolds (1900), and Kurt Elling (1967).

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