Singer
Don McLean
American singer-songwriter
1945 - today
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Don McLean
His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Don McLean is the 551st most popular singer (down from 504th in 2024), the 3,408th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,845th in 2019) and the 180th most popular American Singer.
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62.16
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Singers
Among singers, Don McLean ranks 551 out of 4,381. Before him are Angelica Catalani, Raina Kabaivanska, Massiel, Haris Alexiou, Evert Taube, and Michael Bolton. After him are Leyla Gencer, José van Dam, Lill-Babs, Henri Salvador, Trini Lopez, and Sharon den Adel.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Angelica Catalani
1780 - 1849
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 545
Raina Kabaivanska
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 546
Massiel
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 547
Haris Alexiou
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 548
Evert Taube
1890 - 1976
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 549
Michael Bolton
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 550
Don McLean
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 551
Leyla Gencer
1928 - 2008
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 552
José van Dam
1940 - 2026
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 553
Lill-Babs
1938 - 2018
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 554
Henri Salvador
1917 - 2008
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 555
Trini Lopez
1937 - 2020
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 556
Sharon den Adel
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 557
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Don McLean ranks 220. Before him are Michael Nouri, Earl Boen, Marianne Sägebrecht, Neophyte of Bulgaria, Dennis Nilsen, and Pat Riley. After him are Leonid Popov, Curtis Hanson, Miriam Adelson, Douglas Hofstadter, Richard Armitage, and Basil Poledouris.
Others Born in 1945
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Michael Nouri
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 214
Earl Boen
ACTOR
1945 - 2023
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 215
Marianne Sägebrecht
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 216
Neophyte of Bulgaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - 2024
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 217
Dennis Nilsen
EXTREMIST
1945 - 2018
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 218
Pat Riley
COACH
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 219
Don McLean
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 220
Leonid Popov
ASTRONAUT
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 221
Curtis Hanson
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 222
Miriam Adelson
BUSINESSPERSON
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 223
Douglas Hofstadter
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 224
Richard Armitage
DIPLOMAT
1945 - 2025
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 225
Basil Poledouris
COMPOSER
1945 - 2006
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 226
In United States
Among people born in United States, Don McLean ranks 3,408 out of NaN. Before him are Stanley Kamel (1943), Lauren Holly (1963), Susan Flannery (1939), Harry Dexter White (1892), Mary Baker Eddy (1821), and Michael Bolton (1953). After him are Ben Shapiro (1984), Grandma Moses (1860), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Merce Cunningham (1919), Benjamin Tucker (1854), and Curtis Hanson (1945).
Others born in United States
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Stanley Kamel
ACTOR
1943 - 2008
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 3,402
Lauren Holly
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 3,403
Susan Flannery
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 3,404
Harry Dexter White
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 3,405
Mary Baker Eddy
WRITER
1821 - 1910
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 3,406
Michael Bolton
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 3,407
Don McLean
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 3,408
Ben Shapiro
WRITER
1984 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 3,409
Grandma Moses
PAINTER
1860 - 1961
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 3,410
Coleman Hawkins
MUSICIAN
1904 - 1969
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 3,411
Merce Cunningham
DANCER
1919 - 2009
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 3,412
Benjamin Tucker
ECONOMIST
1854 - 1939
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 3,413
Curtis Hanson
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 3,414
Among Singers In United States
Among singers born in United States, Don McLean ranks 180. Before him are Dinah Washington (1924), Mos Def (1973), KRS-One (1965), Tracy Chapman (1964), Neil Sedaka (1939), and Michael Bolton (1953). After him are Trini Lopez (1937), Solomon Burke (1936), Waylon Jennings (1937), Paul Robeson (1898), Rebbie Jackson (1950), and Stephen Stills (1945).
Dinah Washington
1924 - 1963
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 174
Mos Def
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 175
KRS-One
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 176
Tracy Chapman
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 177
Neil Sedaka
1939 - 2026
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 178
Michael Bolton
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 179
Don McLean
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 180
Trini Lopez
1937 - 2020
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 181
Solomon Burke
1936 - 2010
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 182
Waylon Jennings
1937 - 2002
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 183
Paul Robeson
1898 - 1976
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 184
Rebbie Jackson
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 185
Stephen Stills
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 186
