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Loretta Lynn

1932 - 2022

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Loretta Lynn (née Webb; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as "Hey Loretta", "The Pill", "Blue Kentucky Girl", "Love Is the Foundation", "You're Lookin' at Country", "You Ain't Woman Enough", "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City", and "Coal Miner's Daughter". The 1980 musical film Coal Miner's Daughter was based on her life, in which actress Sissy Spacek portrayed Lynn. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Loretta Lynn is the 1,012th most popular singer (down from 908th in 2019), the 5,684th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,756th in 2019) and the 290th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Loretta Lynn ranks 1,013 out of 4,381. Before her are Mathé Altéry, Tammy Wynette, Dimash Kudaibergen, Viorica Ursuleac, Éva Marton, Oleg Gazmanov, and Pyotr Leshchenko. After her are Rosa Ponselle, Brian McFadden, Wenche Myhre, Anita O'Day, and Tonina Torrielli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Loretta Lynn ranks 267. Before her are Carlyle Glean, Katherine Paterson, Hans van Manen, Fritz Klein, Paulinho de Almeida, and Tinka Kurti. After her are Mika Antić, Quentin Blake, Athol Fugard, Halston, Lyudvig Chibirov, and Bill Byrge. Among people deceased in 2022, Loretta Lynn ranks 286. Before her are Hilary Mantel, Vittorio Adorni, Greg Bear, Máté Fenyvesi, Yoko Shimada, and Sacheen Littlefeather. After her are Harrison Birtwistle, Joe E. Tata, Gerben Karstens, Joaquim Carvalho, İsmail Ogan, and Paul Herman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Loretta Lynn ranks 5,684 out of 20,380. Before her are Major Taylor (1878), Steven Adler (1965), Ed Hamm (1906), Joshua Logan (1908), Nathan Lane (1956), and Taryn Power (1953). After her are Judy Holliday (1921), Bradford Dillman (1930), Rosa Ponselle (1897), Anita O'Day (1919), Ross the Boss (1954), and Walter Isaacson (1952).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Loretta Lynn ranks 290. Before her are E-40 (1967), Signe Toly Anderson (1941), Marilyn Horne (1934), Sharon Jones (1956), Prodigy (1974), and Tammy Wynette (1942). After her are Rosa Ponselle (1897), Anita O'Day (1919), Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893), Tammi Terrell (1945), Mýa (1979), and Katharine McPhee (1984).

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