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Gladys Knight

1944 - Today

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Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten. She has won seven Grammy Awards (four as a solo artist and three with the Pips), and is often referred to as the "Empress of Soul". Knight has recorded two number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles ("Midnight Train to Georgia" and "That's What Friends Are For" which she did with Dionne Warwick, Elton John and Stevie Wonder), eleven number-one R&B singles and six number-one R&B albums. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gladys Knight is the 921st most popular singer (down from 718th in 2019), the 5,266th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,779th in 2019) and the 268th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gladys Knight ranks 921 out of 4,381. Before her are Tiffany Darwish, Karl Davydov, Chip Taylor, Michael Bublé, Marisol, and Bobby Vinton. After her are Emilio Pericoli, Liane Augustin, Pablo Milanés, Jeezy, Kate Ryan, and Mariza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Gladys Knight ranks 380. Before her are Rick Barry, Bruno Platter, Momčilo Perišić, Denny Laine, Catherine Schell, and Jon E. Ahlquist. After her are Harvey Postlethwaite, Alain Souchon, Karel Kryl, Sulochana Gadgil, Neil Young, and Raewyn Connell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gladys Knight ranks 5,266 out of 20,380. Before her are Adriana Caselotti (1916), Patrick O'Neal (1927), Mark Blum (1950), Rob Zombie (1965), Blanche Stuart Scott (1884), and John Scofield (1951). After her are Jim Varney (1949), Mathew Brady (1822), Carmine Appice (1946), Kourtney Kardashian (1979), Howard Pyle (1853), and Jeanne Crain (1925).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Gladys Knight ranks 268. Before her are Patsy Cline (1932), Grace Bumbry (1937), Birdman (1969), Tiffany Darwish (1971), Chip Taylor (1940), and Bobby Vinton (1935). After her are Jeezy (1977), Leland Sklar (1947), Playboi Carti (1996), 6ix9ine (1996), Helen Kane (1904), and Lobo (1943).

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