1938 - 2020
William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He had several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me" (1972), "Lean on Me" (1972), "Lovely Day" (1977) and "Just the Two of Us" (1981). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Withers has received more than 6,298,753 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Withers is the 288th most popular singer (down from 174th in 2019), the 1,851st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,107th in 2019) and the 91st most popular American Singer.
Bill Withers is most famous for his song "Ain't No Sunshine" which was released in 1971.
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Among singers, Bill Withers ranks 288 out of 3,528. Before him are Serge Reggiani, Fancy, Bülent Ersoy, Rita Pavone, Viktor Tsoi, and Eartha Kitt. After him are Wolf Biermann, Solomon Burke, Glenn Hughes, Albert Hammond, Gene Vincent, and Dusty Hill.
1922 - 2004
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 282
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 283
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 284
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 285
1962 - 1990
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 286
1927 - 2008
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 287
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 288
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 289
1936 - 2010
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 290
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 291
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 292
1935 - 1971
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 293
1949 - 2021
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 294
Among people born in 1938, Bill Withers ranks 101. Before him are Josef Koudelka, Taha Yassin Ramadan, Leonardo Boff, Karin Dor, Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, and Phil Knight. After him are Larry Scott, Ed Lauter, Jean-Claude Mézières, Tereza Kesovija, Ted Turner, and Cabu. Among people deceased in 2020, Bill Withers ranks 93. Before him are Radomir Antić, Momčilo Krajišnik, Peter Green, Mark Blum, Kang Kek Iew, and Ida Haendel. After him are Ernesto Cardenal, Kelly Preston, Stanley Ho, Florian Schneider, Vera Lynn, and Jack Welch.
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 95
1938 - 2007
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 96
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 97
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 98
1938 - 2015
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 99
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 100
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 101
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 102
1938 - 2013
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 103
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 104
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 105
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 106
1938 - 2015
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 107
1948 - 2020
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 87
1945 - 2020
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 88
1946 - 2020
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 89
1950 - 2020
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 90
1942 - 2020
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 91
1928 - 2020
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 92
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 93
1925 - 2020
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 94
1962 - 2020
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 95
1921 - 2020
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 96
1947 - 2020
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 97
1917 - 2020
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 98
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 99
Among people born in United States, Bill Withers ranks 1,851 out of 18,182. Before him are Rick Riordan (1964), Theda Bara (1885), Leo McCarey (1898), Albert King (1923), Scott McKenzie (1939), and Eartha Kitt (1927). After him are Edward James Olmos (1947), Philip José Farmer (1918), Kalākaua (1836), Ry Cooder (1947), Solomon Burke (1936), and Jeremy Rifkin (1945).
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,845
1885 - 1955
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,846
1898 - 1969
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,847
1923 - 1992
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,848
1939 - 2012
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,849
1927 - 2008
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 1,850
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,851
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,852
1918 - 2009
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,853
1836 - 1891
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,854
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,855
1936 - 2010
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,856
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,857
Among singers born in United States, Bill Withers ranks 91. Before him are Cab Calloway (1907), Axl Rose (1962), Sammy Davis Jr. (1925), Stevie Nicks (1948), R. Kelly (1967), and Eartha Kitt (1927). After him are Solomon Burke (1936), Gene Vincent (1935), Dusty Hill (1949), George Strait (1952), DJ Khaled (1975), and Carole King (1942).
1907 - 1994
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 85
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 86
1925 - 1990
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 87
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 88
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 89
1927 - 2008
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 90
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 91
1936 - 2010
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 92
1935 - 1971
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 93
1949 - 2021
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 94
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 95
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 96
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 97