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Tammy Wynette

1942 - 1998

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Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer and songwriter, considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Lynn, Wynette helped bring a woman's perspective to the male-dominated country music field that helped other women find representation in the genre. Her characteristic vocal delivery has been acclaimed by critics, journalists and writers for conveying unique emotion. Twenty of her singles topped the Billboard country chart during her career. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tammy Wynette is the 1,005th most popular singer (up from 1,068th in 2019), the 5,650th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,529th in 2019) and the 288th most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Tammy Wynette ranks 1,005 out of 4,381. Before her are Julien Clerc, Fayza Ahmed, Mango, Sharon Jones, Prodigy, and Mathé Altéry. After her are Dimash Kudaibergen, Viorica Ursuleac, Éva Marton, Oleg Gazmanov, Pyotr Leshchenko, and Loretta Lynn.

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Among people born in 1942, Tammy Wynette ranks 350. Before her are Giancarlo Ferrari, Charles Konan Banny, Jusuf Kalla, Michael G. Wilson, Bas Jan Ader, and Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. After her are David Proval, Ricardo Blázquez, Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Gerben Karstens, Ichirō Ozawa, and Marsha Mason. Among people deceased in 1998, Tammy Wynette ranks 167. Before her are Kea Bouman, Hermann Prey, Gunter d'Alquen, Pruden, Xue Yue, and Lev Dyomin. After her are Victor Papanek, Jafar Sharif-Emami, António Ribeiro, Luis Cruz, Zezé Moreira, and Genrich Altshuller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tammy Wynette ranks 5,650 out of 20,380. Before her are Asia Carrera (1973), Jesse Jane (1980), Charlie Scott (1948), Margaret Geller (1947), George Calnan (1900), and Timothy Treadwell (1957). After her are Tera Patrick (1976), Ansel Adams (1902), Paul Rand (1914), Lee Wallard (1910), Kenny Ortega (1950), and James M. Gavin (1907).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Tammy Wynette ranks 288. Before her are Vince Neil (1961), E-40 (1967), Signe Toly Anderson (1941), Marilyn Horne (1934), Sharon Jones (1956), and Prodigy (1974). After her are Loretta Lynn (1932), Rosa Ponselle (1897), Anita O'Day (1919), Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893), Tammi Terrell (1945), and Mýa (1979).

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