1940 - Today
William Thomas Medley (born September 19, 1940) is an American singer best known as one-half of The Righteous Brothers. He is noted for his bass-baritone voice, exemplified in songs such as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Medley has received more than 2,832,923 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Bill Medley is the 873rd most popular singer (down from 822nd in 2019), the 4,905th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,631st in 2019) and the 251st most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Bill Medley ranks 873 out of 3,528. Before him are LL Cool J, Francesco Guccini, Lynn Anderson, Minnie Riperton, Akina Nakamori, and Anneke Grönloh. After him are Laurel Aitken, Sandro de América, Elaine Paige, Serge Lama, Jimmie Rodgers, and Mick Hucknall.
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 867
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 868
1947 - 2015
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 869
1947 - 1979
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 870
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 871
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 872
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 873
1927 - 2005
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 874
1945 - 2010
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 875
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 876
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 877
1897 - 1933
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 878
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 879
Among people born in 1940, Bill Medley ranks 273. Before him are Jorma Kaukonen, Francesco Guccini, Matthias Habich, Eberhard Weber, Zubaida Tharwat, and Mary Beth Peil. After him are Sue Grafton, Johnny Nash, Carole Pateman, Richard Marcinko, Jerry Lucas, and Zhuang Zedong.
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 267
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 268
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 269
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 270
1940 - 2016
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 271
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 272
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 273
1940 - 2017
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 274
1940 - 2020
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 275
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 276
1940 - 2021
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 277
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 278
1940 - 2013
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 279
Among people born in United States, Bill Medley ranks 4,905 out of 18,182. Before him are Peter Jacobson (1965), Charles Yerkes (1837), Gina Torres (1969), Shelley Long (1949), E. B. White (1899), and Tyra Banks (1973). After him are Roy Rogers (1911), William Daniels (1927), George Bellows (1882), Carole Landis (1919), Bill Vukovich (1918), and Phylicia Rashad (1948).
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,899
1837 - 1905
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,900
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,901
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,902
1899 - 1985
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,903
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,904
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,905
1911 - 1998
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 4,906
1927 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,907
1882 - 1925
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,908
1919 - 1948
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,909
1918 - 1955
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,910
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 4,911
Among singers born in United States, Bill Medley ranks 251. Before him are Virginia E. Johnson (1925), Tammi Terrell (1945), Ann Wilson (1950), LL Cool J (1968), Lynn Anderson (1947), and Minnie Riperton (1947). After him are Jimmie Rodgers (1897), Cat Power (1972), Patsy Cline (1932), Dr. John (1941), Richard Carpenter (1946), and Melanie (1947).
1925 - 2013
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 245
1945 - 1970
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 246
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 247
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 248
1947 - 2015
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 249
1947 - 1979
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 250
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 251
1897 - 1933
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 252
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 253
1932 - 1963
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 254
1941 - 2019
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 255
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 256
1947 - 2024
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 257