SINGER

Betty Carter

1929 - 1998

Photo of Betty Carter

Icon of person Betty Carter

Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative interpretation of lyrics and melodies. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Betty Carter is the 1,663rd most popular singer (down from 1,441st in 2019), the 9,162nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,413th in 2019) and the 445th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Betty Carter by language

Loading...

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Betty Carter ranks 1,663 out of 4,381. Before her are Dariush, Bernie Shaw, Barney Greenway, Ferry Graf, Alex Kapranos, and Margot Eskens. After her are Noemi, Joy Fleming, Dana Winner, Nino D'Angelo, Emmelie de Forest, and Hari Varešanović.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Betty Carter ranks 452. Before her are Ivor Allchurch, James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, Nirmal Verma, Josef Kloimstein, and Dick Tiger. After her are John Davies, J. B. Lenoir, Toimi Alatalo, Jiří Hledík, Antonina Seredina, and Givi Kartozia. Among people deceased in 1998, Betty Carter ranks 262. Before her are André Chorda, Ilse Bing, Gevorg Emin, Barbara Burke, James Algar, and Jesús Loroño. After her are Kim Ki-young, Augusto Magli, Wade Dominguez, Ted Fujita, Elio Morille, and Clark Clifford.

Others Born in 1929

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1998

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Betty Carter ranks 9,164 out of 20,380. Before her are Colleen Atwood (1948), David Peoples (1940), Kate Wilhelm (1928), Linda Arvidson (1884), Walt Ader (1913), and Laura Hope Crews (1879). After her are Adrian Pasdar (1965), Frank Murkowski (1933), Virginia Bruce (1909), Daniel Noboa (1987), Richard Lawrence (1906), and Mads Pedersen (null).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Betty Carter ranks 445. Before her are Kelly Rowland (1981), Lil Peep (1996), Nancy Wilson (1937), Kim Deal (1961), Florence Ballard (1943), and Van McCoy (1940). After her are DJ Yella (1967), Dianne Reeves (1956), Mac Miller (1992), Midori (1968), Jack Teagarden (1905), and Kesha (1987).

American born Singers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous