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Jimmy Ruffin

1936 - 2014

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Jimmy Lee Ruffin (May 7, 1936 – November 17, 2014) was an American soul singer, and the older brother of David Ruffin, the lead singer of the Temptations. He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the most successful being the Top 10 hits "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold On (To My Love)". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Ruffin is the 2,979th most popular singer (down from 2,732nd in 2024), the 15,397th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,400th in 2019) and the 807th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 2,979 out of 4,381. Before him are Intars Busulis, Chingiz Mustafayev, Amanda Somerville, Ki Daophet Niuhuang, ZP Theart, and Dean. After him are Park Ji-yoon, U-God, Diana Gurtskaya, Barbara Dex, Pierre Bouvier, and Randy Blythe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 589. Before him are Saginaw Grant, Marge Piercy, Levi Stubbs, Marion Barry, Skip Barber, and Sushma Seth. After him are Freddy Cannon, Garfield Sobers, Maurice Setters, Sue Ane Langdon, Alcee Hastings, and Lucille Clifton. Among people deceased in 2014, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 563. Before him are Florica Lavric, Daisuke Oku, Howard Cooke, Mavis Gallant, Marion Barry, and Albert Ebossé Bodjongo. After him are Deven Verma, Herb Jeffries, Ronny Jordan, Ihor Kostenko, Thomas Menino, and Skye McCole Bartusiak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 15,403 out of 20,380. Before him are Carl Hiaasen (1953), Rosa Blasi (1972), Butch Reynolds (1964), Tom Coburn (1948), Nick Robinson (1995), and Carol Bartz (1948). After him are Dante Basco (1975), Donald R. McMonagle (1952), Russ Feingold (1953), Paul Laxalt (1922), Joe DeLoach (1967), and Peggy McCay (1927).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jimmy Ruffin ranks 807. Before him are LeAnn Rimes (1982), Helen O'Connell (1920), Jennifer Paige (1973), Mark Tremonti (1974), Deuce (1983), and Amanda Somerville (1979). After him are U-God (1970), Randy Blythe (1971), Charlie Wilson (1953), G-Eazy (1989), Freddy Cannon (1936), and Jermaine Stewart (1957).

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