1950 - 2010
Alex Chilton (born William Alexander Chilton; December 28, 1950 – March 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as the lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star. Chilton's early commercial success in the 1960s as a teen vocalist for the Box Tops was never repeated in later years with Big Star and in his subsequent indie music solo career on small labels, but he drew an intense following among indie and alternative rock musicians. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Chilton has received more than 1,678,280 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Chilton is the 1,958th most popular musician (down from 1,866th in 2019), the 10,165th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,691st in 2019) and the 797th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Alex Chilton ranks 1,958 out of 2,662. Before him are Toshio Masuda, Branford Marsalis, Kygo, Lynn Harrell, Bill Laswell, and Arcadi Volodos. After him are Eddie Lang, Julia Fischer, Li Yundi, Earl Hooker, Dan Fogelberg, and Ellie Goulding.
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 1,952
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 1,953
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 1,954
1944 - 2020
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 1,955
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 1,956
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 1,957
1950 - 2010
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 1,958
1902 - 1933
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 1,959
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 1,960
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 1,961
1930 - 1970
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 1,962
1951 - 2007
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 1,963
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 1,964
Among people born in 1950, Alex Chilton ranks 506. Before him are Luciano Spinosi, François Dupeyron, Jack Layton, Kenzo Suzuki, Marie Bergman, and Andres Serrano. After him are Ole Qvist, Viktor Rashchupkin, Mark Mothersbaugh, William Barr, P. J. Soles, and Mario Osbén. Among people deceased in 2010, Alex Chilton ranks 375. Before him are James Moody, Pete Quaife, Pentti Linnosvuo, William B. Lenoir, Lionel Jeffries, and Dorothy Provine. After him are Christoph Schlingensief, Franciszek Gągor, Maureen Forrester, Edwin Valero, Art Clokey, and Mitch Miller.
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 500
1950 - 2016
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 501
1950 - 2011
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 502
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 503
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 504
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 505
1950 - 2010
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 506
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 507
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 508
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 509
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 510
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 511
1950 - 2021
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 512
1925 - 2010
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 369
1943 - 2010
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 370
1933 - 2010
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 371
1939 - 2010
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 372
1926 - 2010
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 373
1935 - 2010
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 374
1950 - 2010
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 375
1960 - 2010
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 376
1951 - 2010
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 377
1930 - 2010
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 378
1981 - 2010
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 379
1921 - 2010
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 380
1911 - 2010
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 381
Among people born in United States, Alex Chilton ranks 10,165 out of 18,182. Before him are Happy Rockefeller (1926), Derek Jeter (1974), Lee Tergesen (1965), John R. Leonetti (1956), Peter Cooper (1791), and Theodore Roethke (1908). After him are Greg Graffin (1964), Carl Laemmle Jr. (1908), Jim Neidhart (1955), Eddie Lang (1902), Donald Faison (1974), and John T. Scopes (1900).
1926 - 2015
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 10,159
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 10,160
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 10,161
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 10,162
1791 - 1883
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 10,163
1908 - 1963
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 10,164
1950 - 2010
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 10,165
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 10,166
1908 - 1979
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 10,167
1955 - 2018
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 10,168
1902 - 1933
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 10,169
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 10,170
1900 - 1970
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 10,171
Among musicians born in United States, Alex Chilton ranks 797. Before him are Michael Clarke (1946), Jeff Berlin (1953), Narada Michael Walden (1952), Branford Marsalis (1960), Lynn Harrell (1944), and Bill Laswell (1955). After him are Eddie Lang (1902), Earl Hooker (1930), Dan Fogelberg (1951), Brian Welch (1970), Kid Cudi (1984), and Jimmy Van Heusen (1913).
1946 - 1993
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 791
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 792
1952 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 793
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 794
1944 - 2020
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 795
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 796
1950 - 2010
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 797
1902 - 1933
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 798
1930 - 1970
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 799
1951 - 2007
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 800
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 801
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 802
1913 - 1990
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 803