1938 - 2015
Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures." Many musicians recorded Toussaint's compositions. He was a producer for hundreds of recordings: the best known are "Right Place, Wrong Time", by longtime friend Dr. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Allen Toussaint has received more than 1,299,260 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Allen Toussaint is the 1,523rd most popular musician (down from 1,390th in 2019), the 7,606th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,866th in 2019) and the 583rd most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Allen Toussaint ranks 1,523 out of 2,662. Before him are Gabry Ponte, Jerry Cantrell, Richard Rodney Bennett, Francesco De Gregori, Mike Mills, and Kenney Jones. After him are John Sykes, Hardwell, Julieta Venegas, Stanley Turrentine, Delia Derbyshire, and Mel Tormé.
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 1,517
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 1,518
1936 - 2012
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 1,519
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 1,520
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 1,521
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 1,522
1938 - 2015
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 1,523
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 1,524
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 1,525
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 1,526
1934 - 2000
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 1,527
1937 - 2001
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 1,528
1925 - 1999
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 1,529
Among people born in 1938, Allen Toussaint ranks 404. Before him are Carlos Contreras, Eugenio Montejo, Tomislav Knez, Haruhiro Yamashita, Fritz d'Orey, and Marcel Artelesa. After him are Omar Caetano, Viktor Zhdanovich, Sherman Hemsley, Connie Stevens, Danièle Dupré, and Roberto Anzolin. Among people deceased in 2015, Allen Toussaint ranks 327. Before him are Robert Chartoff, Florence Arthaud, Héctor Silva, Friedrich L. Bauer, Beau Biden, and Herberto Hélder. After him are Jouko Törmänen, Pál Várhidi, Rakhat Aliyev, Zhanna Yorkina, Nirmala Joshi, and David Canary.
1938 - 2020
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 398
1938 - 2008
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 399
1938 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 400
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 401
1938 - 2020
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 402
1938 - 2016
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 403
1938 - 2015
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 404
1938 - 2008
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 405
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 406
1938 - 2012
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 407
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 408
1938 - 2013
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 409
1938 - 2017
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 410
1933 - 2015
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 321
1957 - 2015
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 322
1940 - 2015
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 323
1924 - 2015
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 324
1969 - 2015
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 325
1930 - 2015
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 326
1938 - 2015
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 327
1954 - 2015
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 328
1931 - 2015
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 329
1962 - 2015
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 330
1939 - 2015
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 331
1934 - 2015
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 332
1938 - 2015
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 333
Among people born in United States, Allen Toussaint ranks 7,606 out of 18,182. Before him are Phil Harris (1904), Leigh Taylor-Young (1945), Jon Avnet (1949), Pinto Colvig (1892), David Malpass (1956), and Barbara Bonney (1956). After him are Roger B. Taney (1777), Bebe Daniels (1901), Kate Wilhelm (1928), Richard Lugar (1932), Scott Foley (1972), and Noah Baumbach (1969).
1904 - 1995
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 7,600
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 7,601
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 7,602
1892 - 1967
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 7,603
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 7,604
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 7,605
1938 - 2015
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 7,606
1777 - 1864
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 7,607
1901 - 1971
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 7,608
1928 - 2018
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 7,609
1932 - 2019
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 7,610
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 7,611
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 7,612
Among musicians born in United States, Allen Toussaint ranks 583. Before him are Bret Michaels (1963), Slim Harpo (1924), Joe South (1940), Fats Navarro (1923), Jerry Cantrell (1966), and Mike Mills (1958). After him are Julieta Venegas (1970), Stanley Turrentine (1934), Mel Tormé (1925), Michael Steele (1955), Peter Buck (1956), and Booker T. Jones (1944).
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 577
1924 - 1970
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 578
1940 - 2012
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 579
1923 - 1950
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 580
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 581
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 582
1938 - 2015
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 583
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 584
1934 - 2000
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 585
1925 - 1999
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 586
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 587
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 588
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 589