1940 - 1983
Ronald Wycherley (17 April 1940 – 28 January 1983), better known by his stage name Billy Fury, was an English musician. An early star of rock and roll, he equalled the Beatles' record of 24 hits in the 1960s and spent 332 weeks on the UK chart. His hit singles include "Wondrous Place", "Halfway to Paradise" and "Jealousy". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Fury has received more than 1,584,017 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Fury is the 1,778th most popular singer (down from 1,618th in 2019), the 4,704th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,319th in 2019) and the 188th most popular British Singer.
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Among singers, Billy Fury ranks 1,778 out of 3,528. Before her are Howie Dorough, Heather Harper, Lil' Kim, AJ McLean, Johnny Otis, and Tommy Roe. After her are Senhit, Joey Belladonna, Maître Gims, Gaahl, Emilia Rydberg, and Lay Zhang.
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 1,772
1930 - 2019
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 1,773
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 1,774
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 1,775
1921 - 2012
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 1,776
1942 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 1,777
1940 - 1983
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 1,778
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 1,779
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 1,780
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 1,781
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 1,782
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 1,783
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 1,784
Among people born in 1940, Billy Fury ranks 485. Before her are Niilo Halonen, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Beth Fowler, Larry Young, Tom Brokaw, and Hubert Kostka. After her are Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Bruno Nicolè, Daniel Goldin, Rinnat Safin, Ellie Greenwich, and Stanislav Stepashkin. Among people deceased in 1983, Billy Fury ranks 219. Before her are Harish-Chandra, André Chamson, George Bruns, Merle Travis, Lutz Eigendorf, and Derek J. de Solla Price. After her are Bjarne Pettersen, Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, Lynn Fontanne, Sabino Bilbao, Eubie Blake, and Constantino Urbieta Sosa.
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 479
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 480
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 481
1940 - 1978
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 482
1940 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 483
1940 - Present
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 484
1940 - 1983
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 485
1940 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 486
1940 - 2019
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 487
1940 - Present
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 488
1940 - 2014
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 489
1940 - 2009
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 490
1940 - 2013
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 491
1923 - 1983
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 213
1900 - 1983
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 214
1914 - 1983
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 215
1917 - 1983
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 216
1956 - 1983
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 217
1922 - 1983
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 218
1940 - 1983
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 219
1891 - 1983
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 220
1925 - 1983
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 221
1887 - 1983
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 222
1897 - 1983
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 223
2 - 1983
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 224
1907 - 1983
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 225
Among people born in United Kingdom, Billy Fury ranks 4,704 out of 7,765. Before her are Kieran Trippier (1990), Nick Lowe (1949), Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere (1868), Mackenzie Crook (1971), Keith Greene (1938), and George Reid (1845). After her are Ernest Dowson (1867), Dorothy Holman (1883), Andrea Riseborough (1981), Kenneth Connor (1918), John Barbour (1316), and Roger C. Field (1945).
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 4,698
1949 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 4,699
1868 - 1940
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 4,700
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 4,701
1938 - 2021
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 4,702
1845 - 1918
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 4,703
1940 - 1983
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 4,704
1867 - 1900
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 4,705
1883 - 1968
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 4,706
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 4,707
1918 - 1993
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 4,708
1316 - 1395
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 4,709
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 4,710
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Billy Fury ranks 188. Before her are Teddy Sinclair (1986), Paul Jones (1942), George Ezra (1993), Adam Ant (1954), Ann Lee (1967), and Heather Harper (1930). After her are Jessie J (1988), Julie Driscoll Tippetts (1947), Jet Harris (1939), Ewan MacColl (1915), Joe Elliott (1959), and Alex Kapranos (1972).
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 182
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 183
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 184
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 185
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 186
1930 - 2019
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 187
1940 - 1983
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 188
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 189
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 190
1939 - 2011
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 191
1915 - 1989
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 192
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 193
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 194