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Frank Sinatra

1915 - 1998

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Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor, comedian, film director, screenwriter, music producer, conductor, activist, composer and musician. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century. Sinatra is among the world's best-selling music artists, with an estimated 150 million record sales globally. Born to Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era and was influenced by the easy-listening vocal style of Bing Crosby. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Sinatra is the 15th most popular singer (up from 17th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from United States (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Singer.

Frank Sinatra is most famous for his voice. He was also a very popular singer in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Frank Sinatra ranks 15 out of 4,381Before him are Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Tom Jones, Charles Aznavour, Marvin Gaye, Jim Morrison, and Plácido Domingo. After him are Julio Iglesias, David Bowie, Adriano Celentano, Dalida, Umm Kulthum, and Montserrat Caballé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Frank Sinatra ranks 5Before him are Édith Piaf, Augusto Pinochet, Vasily Zaitsev, and Charles H. Townes. After him are Roland Barthes, Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Quinn, Moshe Dayan, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Orson Welles, and Arthur Miller. Among people deceased in 1998, Frank Sinatra ranks 3Before him are Pol Pot, and Akira Kurosawa. After him are Halldór Laxness, Alan Hodgkin, Jean Marais, Allan MacLeod Cormack, Vasily Arkhipov, Todor Zhivkov, Ernst Jünger, Vladimir Prelog, and Carlos Castaneda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Sinatra ranks 116 out of 20,380Before him are Jim Morrison (1943), Calvin Klein (1942), John Stith Pemberton (1831), Edwin McMillan (1907), Samuel Morse (1791), and Ezra Pound (1885). After him are Charles Manson (1934), Grace Hopper (1906), Herbert A. Simon (1916), Raymond Davis Jr. (1914), Nicolas Cage (1964), and Debbie Reynolds (1932).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Frank Sinatra ranks 9Before him are Maria Callas (1923), Aretha Franklin (1942), Janis Joplin (1943), Joan Baez (1941), Marvin Gaye (1939), and Jim Morrison (1943). After him are Patti Smith (1946), Tina Turner (1939), Tupac Shakur (1971), Debbie Harry (1945), Whitney Houston (1963), and Mariah Carey (1969).