1943 - 1970
Alan Christie Wilson (July 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970), nicknamed "Blind Owl", was an American musician, best known as the co-founder, leader, co-lead singer, and primary composer of the blues band Canned Heat. He sang and played harmonica and guitar with the group live and on recordings. Wilson was the lead singer for the group's two biggest U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Wilson has received more than 33,970 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Wilson is the 638th most popular musician (down from 626th in 2019), the 3,310th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,239th in 2019) and the 198th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Alan Wilson ranks 638 out of 2,662. Before him are Napoleon Orda, Suzanne Vega, K. K. Downing, Max Roach, Benny Golson, and Felix Blumenfeld. After him are Louis Prima, Gaspara Stampa, Steve Gadd, Mordechai Gebirtig, McCoy Tyner, and Ruggiero Ricci.
1807 - 1883
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 632
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 633
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 634
1924 - 2007
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 635
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 636
1863 - 1931
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 637
1943 - 1970
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 638
1910 - 1978
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 639
1523 - 1554
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 640
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 641
1877 - 1942
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 642
1938 - 2020
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 643
1918 - 2012
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 644
Among people born in 1943, Alan Wilson ranks 214. Before him are Georgi Asparuhov, Terry Eagleton, Tim Hunt, John Zerzan, Sylvester McCoy, and Tom Holland. After him are Michael Byrne, Carmen Argenziano, Nicolae Văcăroiu, Murtaz Khurtsilava, Alain Corneau, and Roberto Micheletti. Among people deceased in 1970, Alan Wilson ranks 111. Before him are Folco Lulli, Agustín Lara, Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, Abraham Zapruder, and Reizo Fukuhara. After him are Marlen Haushofer, Lucía Sánchez Saornil, Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow, Bjarni Benediktsson, Hugh Dowding, and Terry Sawchuk.
1943 - 1971
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 208
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 209
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 210
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 211
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 212
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 213
1943 - 1970
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 214
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 215
1943 - 2019
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 216
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 217
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 218
1943 - 2010
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 219
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 220
1912 - 1970
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 105
1897 - 1970
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 106
1907 - 1970
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 107
1886 - 1970
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 108
1905 - 1970
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 109
1931 - 1970
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 110
1943 - 1970
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 111
1920 - 1970
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 112
1895 - 1970
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 113
1877 - 1970
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 114
1908 - 1970
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 115
1882 - 1970
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 116
1929 - 1970
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 117
Among people born in United States, Alan Wilson ranks 3,310 out of 18,182. Before him are Doris Hart (1925), Benny Golson (1929), Marian Anderson (1897), Crispin Glover (1964), Garret Hobart (1844), and E. C. Segar (1894). After him are Ken Jenkins (1940), Irene Dunne (1898), Jason Miller (1939), Holland Smith (1882), Craig T. Nelson (1944), and Dan Hedaya (1940).
1925 - 2015
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 3,304
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 3,305
1897 - 1993
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 3,306
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 3,307
1844 - 1899
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 3,308
1894 - 1938
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 3,309
1943 - 1970
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 3,310
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 3,311
1898 - 1990
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 3,312
1939 - 2001
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 3,313
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 3,314
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 3,315
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 3,316
Among musicians born in United States, Alan Wilson ranks 198. Before him are Horace Silver (1928), Peter Cetera (1944), Ric Ocasek (1949), Suzanne Vega (1959), Max Roach (1924), and Benny Golson (1929). After him are Louis Prima (1910), Steve Gadd (1945), McCoy Tyner (1938), Ruggiero Ricci (1918), Ron Carter (1937), and Clarence Clemons (1942).
1928 - 2014
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 192
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 193
1949 - 2019
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 194
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 195
1924 - 2007
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 196
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 197
1943 - 1970
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 198
1910 - 1978
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 199
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 200
1938 - 2020
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 201
1918 - 2012
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 202
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 203
1942 - 2011
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 204