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Mary Wilson

1944 - 2021

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Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 – February 8, 2021) was an American singer. She gained worldwide recognition as a founding member of the Supremes, the most successful Motown act of the 1960s and the best-charting female group in U.S. chart history, as well as one of the best-selling girl groups of all-time. The trio reached number one on Billboard's Hot 100 with 12 of their singles, ten of which feature Wilson on backing vocals. Wilson remained with the group following the departures of the other three original members: Barbara Martin (in 1962), Florence Ballard (in 1967), and Diana Ross (in 1970), though the subsequent group disbanded following Wilson's own departure in 1977. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Mary Wilson is the 1,742nd most popular musician (down from 1,674th in 2024), the 9,198th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,383rd in 2019) and the 658th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Mary Wilson ranks 1,742 out of 3,175. Before her are Garrick Ohlsson, Gail Ann Dorsey, Steve Hillage, Bernie Marsden, Dickey Betts, and Matthias Reim. After her are Julieta Venegas, J. B. Lenoir, Dave Navarro, Shantel, Ray Anthony, and Erykah Badu.

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Among people born in 1944, Mary Wilson ranks 589. Before her are Joachim Marx, Tim Bogert, Ali Hatami, Emanuel Steward, Richard Gant, and Joy Fleming. After her are Jane Lapotaire, Gunnar Larsson, Bobby Heenan, Tore Berger, John Kay, and Erich Hamann. Among people deceased in 2021, Mary Wilson ranks 518. Before her are Sabine Schmitz, Tim Bogert, James Michael Tyler, Zlatko Saračević, Gábor Novák, and Beryl Penrose. After her are Ron Wright, Marielle de Sarnez, John Richardson, Romano Fogli, Peter Mark Richman, and Roy A. Tucker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Wilson ranks 9,200 out of 20,380. Before her are James Worthy (1961), David Jenkins (1936), Lee Pace (1979), Jason Biggs (1978), Kerri Walsh Jennings (1978), and Fyvush Finkel (1922). After her are Richard Herd (1932), Ron Wright (1953), Victor Argo (1934), Richard Evans Schultes (1915), Shari Headley (1964), and Seymour Benzer (1921).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mary Wilson ranks 658. Before her are Charles Lloyd (1938), Brad Mehldau (1970), Takeoff (1994), Garrick Ohlsson (1948), Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), and Dickey Betts (1943). After her are Julieta Venegas (1970), J. B. Lenoir (1929), Dave Navarro (1967), Ray Anthony (1922), Erykah Badu (1971), and Larry Van Kriedt (1954).

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