1967 - Today
William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the co-founder, lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and only constant member of alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Corgan has received more than 7,407,722 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Corgan is the 1,623rd most popular musician (down from 1,520th in 2019), the 8,092nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,599th in 2019) and the 639th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Billy Corgan ranks 1,623 out of 2,662. Before him are Andy White, Peter Giles, Ziggy Marley, Anders Johansson, Brad Mehldau, and Bootsy Collins. After him are Paul Bostaph, Tom DeLonge, Daryl Stuermer, Sharleen Spiteri, Joe Bonamassa, and José Antonio Labordeta.
1930 - 2015
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 1,617
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 1,618
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 1,619
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 1,620
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 1,621
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 1,622
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 1,623
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 1,624
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 1,625
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 1,626
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 1,627
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 1,628
1935 - 2010
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 1,629
Among people born in 1967, Billy Corgan ranks 237. Before him are Brooke Smith, Simen Agdestein, Aslı Erdoğan, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Pieter Huistra, and Marie NDiaye. After him are Geraldine Somerville, Marco Giampaolo, Ecaterina Szabo, Sharleen Spiteri, Manuela Maleeva, and Dave Navarro.
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 231
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 232
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 233
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 234
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 235
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 236
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 237
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 238
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 239
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 240
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 241
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 242
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 243
Among people born in United States, Billy Corgan ranks 8,092 out of 18,182. Before him are Blair Brown (1946), Ricky Jay (1946), Amy Tan (1952), Elaine Stritch (1925), Haskell Wexler (1922), and Frank Benford (1883). After him are Whitney Smith (1940), Peter Orlovsky (1933), Herbert Jamison (1875), James Rumbaugh (1947), Paul Bostaph (1964), and Professor Longhair (1918).
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 8,086
1946 - 2018
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 8,087
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 8,088
1925 - 2014
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 8,089
1922 - 2015
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 8,090
1883 - 1948
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 8,091
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 8,092
1940 - 2016
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 8,093
1933 - 2010
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 8,094
1875 - 1938
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 8,095
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 8,096
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 8,097
1918 - 1980
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 8,098
Among musicians born in United States, Billy Corgan ranks 639. Before him are Bobby Hutcherson (1941), Jennifer Batten (1957), Skrillex (1988), Lonnie Johnson (1899), Brad Mehldau (1970), and Bootsy Collins (1951). After him are Paul Bostaph (1964), Tom DeLonge (1975), Daryl Stuermer (1952), Joe Bonamassa (1977), Dave Navarro (1967), and Jimmy Garrison (1934).
1941 - 2016
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 633
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 634
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 635
1899 - 1970
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 636
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 637
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 638
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 639
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 640
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 641
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 642
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 643
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 644
1934 - 1976
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 645