1903 - 1958
Big Bill Broonzy (born Lee Conley Bradley; June 26, 1893 or 1903 – August 14, 1958) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s, when he played country music to mostly African-American audiences. In the 1930s and 1940s, he navigated a change in style to a more urban blues sound popular with working-class black audiences. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Big Bill Broonzy has received more than 649,248 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Big Bill Broonzy is the 992nd most popular musician (down from 868th in 2019), the 4,875th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,326th in 2019) and the 353rd most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Big Bill Broonzy ranks 992 out of 2,662. Before him are Enzo Jannacci, Kenny Burrell, Yiruma, Ray Davies, Jimmy Reed, and Yoshiki. After him are Marky Ramone, Alexi Laiho, Eberhard Weber, Marty Balin, Tommy Johnson, and Yvonne Loriod.
1935 - 2013
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 986
1931 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 987
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 988
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 989
1925 - 1976
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 990
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 991
1903 - 1958
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 992
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 993
1979 - 2020
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 994
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 995
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 996
1896 - 1956
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 997
1924 - 2010
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 998
Among people born in 1903, Big Bill Broonzy ranks 183. Before him are Nico Diederichs, Kathleen Lonsdale, Leo Huberman, Charles Rigoulot, Georgy Beriev, and Anne Revere. After him are Gioacchino Colombo, Ward Bond, Julio Antonio Mella, Vincent Richards, Graham Sutherland, and Natallia Arsiennieva. Among people deceased in 1958, Big Bill Broonzy ranks 98. Before him are Armas Järnefelt, Bart van der Leck, W. C. Handy, Francisco Olazar, Goro Yamada, and Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini. After him are Aarre Merikanto, Paul Reinecke, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Billy Meredith, Maurice Germot, and Bhagwan Das.
1903 - 1978
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 177
1903 - 1971
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 178
1903 - 1968
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 179
1903 - 1962
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 180
1903 - 1979
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 181
1903 - 1990
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 182
1903 - 1958
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 183
1903 - 1987
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 184
1903 - 1960
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 185
1903 - 1929
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 186
1903 - 1959
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 187
1903 - 1980
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 188
1903 - 1997
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 189
1869 - 1958
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 92
1876 - 1958
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 93
1873 - 1958
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 94
1885 - 1958
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 95
1894 - 1958
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 96
1876 - 1958
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 97
1903 - 1958
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 98
1893 - 1958
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 99
1872 - 1958
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 100
1884 - 1958
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 101
1874 - 1958
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 102
1882 - 1958
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 103
1869 - 1958
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 104
Among people born in United States, Big Bill Broonzy ranks 4,875 out of 18,182. Before him are Andrew Davis (1946), Steven Williams (1949), L. L. Langstroth (1810), Robert Webber (1924), Asia Carrera (1973), and John Garfield (1913). After him are Marky Ramone (1952), Tyrese Gibson (1978), Lynn Anderson (1947), Shirley Jones (1934), Minnie Riperton (1947), and Isabella Karle (1921).
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 4,869
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 4,870
1810 - 1895
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 4,871
1924 - 1989
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 4,872
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 4,873
1913 - 1952
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 4,874
1903 - 1958
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 4,875
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 4,876
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 4,877
1947 - 2015
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 4,878
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 4,879
1947 - 1979
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 4,880
1921 - 2017
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 4,881
Among musicians born in United States, Big Bill Broonzy ranks 353. Before him are Travis Barker (1975), Son House (1902), Larry Carlton (1948), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), Kenny Burrell (1931), and Jimmy Reed (1925). After him are Marky Ramone (1952), Marty Balin (1942), Tommy Johnson (1896), Barry Harris (1929), Floyd Council (1911), and Hugh McDonald (1950).
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 347
1902 - 1988
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 348
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 349
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 350
1931 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 351
1925 - 1976
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 352
1903 - 1958
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 353
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 354
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 355
1896 - 1956
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 356
1929 - 2021
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 357
1911 - 1976
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 358
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 359