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Nancy Wilson

1937 - 2018

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Nancy Sue Wilson (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018) was an American singer whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s. She was especially notable for her single "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" and her version of the standard "Guess Who I Saw Today". Wilson recorded more than 70 albums and won three Grammy Awards for her work. During her performing career, Wilson was labeled a singer of blues, jazz, R&B, pop, and soul; a "consummate actress"; and "the complete entertainer". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Nancy Wilson is the 1,650th most popular singer (down from 1,377th in 2024), the 9,057th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,021st in 2019) and the 442nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nancy Wilson ranks 1,650 out of 4,381. Before her are Calvin Harris, Anri, Dario Campeotto, Kelly Rowland, Jon Secada, and Lil Peep. After her are Errol Brown, Karol G, Kim Deal, Cheb Hasni, José Guardiola, and Florence Ballard.

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Among people born in 1937, Nancy Wilson ranks 450. Before her are Claes Andersson, David Margulies, Martin Lauer, Yvonne Craig, Viktor Mamatov, and Arturo Chaires. After her are Martin Litchfield West, Vilmos Varjú, Joseph P. Allen, Lothar Späth, Fred Akuffo, and Jay Silvester. Among people deceased in 2018, Nancy Wilson ranks 423. Before her are Connie Sawyer, Kazimierz Kutz, Fatos Arapi, Viktor Matviyenko, Jóhann Jóhannsson, and Bengt Nilsson. After her are Věra Růžičková, Giuliana Calandra, Arthur Schnabel, Kate Wilhelm, Antonio Mercero, and Cliff Bourland.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nancy Wilson ranks 9,061 out of 20,380. Before her are Dell Curry (1964), Frank Knox (1874), Donovan Mitchell (1996), Mary Kay Place (1947), Ro Khanna (1976), Fred Agabashian (1913), Daryl Stuermer (1952), and George Washington Goethals (1858). After her are Susan Collins (1952), Lee Cronbach (1916), Beth Grant (1949), and Laurene Powell Jobs (1963).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Nancy Wilson ranks 442. Before her are Wayne Newton (1942), Bob Hite (1943), Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931), Barbara Bonney (1956), Kelly Rowland (1981), and Lil Peep (1996). After her are Kim Deal (1961), Florence Ballard (1943), Van McCoy (1940), Betty Carter (1929), DJ Yella (1967), and Dianne Reeves (1956).

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