1934 - 2016
Paul Williams (December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016), known professionally as Billy Paul, was an American soul singer, known for his 1972 No. 1 single "Me and Mrs. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Paul has received more than 1,042,652 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Paul is the 812th most popular singer (up from 971st in 2019), the 4,553rd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,486th in 2019) and the 229th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Billy Paul ranks 812 out of 3,528. Before him are Katia Ricciarelli, Bhimsen Joshi, Jerome Flynn, Wadih El Safi, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Jonas Kaufmann. After him are Licia Albanese, Hugues Aufray, Walter Berry, Melanie Thornton, Guy Béart, and Solange Berry.
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 806
1922 - 2011
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 807
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 808
1921 - 2013
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 809
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 810
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 811
1934 - 2016
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 812
1909 - 2014
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 813
1929 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 814
1929 - 2000
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 815
1967 - 2001
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 816
1930 - 2015
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 817
1932 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 818
Among people born in 1934, Billy Paul ranks 234. Before him are Adolf Merckle, Richard Swinburne, Jackie Wilson, Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, Oleg Basilashvili, and Otis Rush. After him are Maureen Connolly, Alan Baddeley, Ronald Harwood, Lee Friedlander, Ron Flowers, and Marilyn Horne. Among people deceased in 2016, Billy Paul ranks 222. Before him are Jon Polito, Pete Burns, Nina Ponomaryova, Laura Mancinelli, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, and Jan Němec. After him are Vladimir Zeldin, Madeleine Lebeau, Alan Young, Hannes Löhr, Anita Brookner, and Michel Delpech.
1934 - 2009
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 228
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 229
1934 - 1984
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 230
1934 - 2018
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 231
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 232
1934 - 2018
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 233
1934 - 2016
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 234
1934 - 1969
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 235
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 236
1934 - 2020
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 237
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 238
1934 - 2021
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 239
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 240
1950 - 2016
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 216
1959 - 2016
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 217
1929 - 2016
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 218
1933 - 2016
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 219
1932 - 2016
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 220
1936 - 2016
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 221
1934 - 2016
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 222
1915 - 2016
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 223
1923 - 2016
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 224
1919 - 2016
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 225
1942 - 2016
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 226
1928 - 2016
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 227
1946 - 2016
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 228
Among people born in United States, Billy Paul ranks 4,553 out of 18,182. Before him are Yogi Berra (1925), Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872), Wilfrid Sellars (1912), Adlai Stevenson I (1835), Sharon Gless (1943), and Anne Tyler (1941). After him are Henry Paulson (1946), Movita Castaneda (1916), Richard Linklater (1960), Amy Lee (1981), Leon Fleisher (1928), and Kate Mulgrew (1955).
1925 - 2015
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 4,547
1872 - 1906
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 4,548
1912 - 1989
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 4,549
1835 - 1914
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 4,550
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 4,551
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 4,552
1934 - 2016
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 4,553
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 4,554
1916 - 2015
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 4,555
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 4,556
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 4,557
1928 - 2020
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 4,558
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 4,559
Among singers born in United States, Billy Paul ranks 229. Before him are Joan Osborne (1962), Ronnie Van Zant (1948), Jackie Wilson (1934), Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893), MC Hammer (1962), and Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950). After him are Melanie Thornton (1967), Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935), Eric Johnson (1954), Patti LaBelle (1944), Jim Reeves (1923), and Val Valentino (1956).
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 223
1948 - 1977
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 224
1934 - 1984
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 225
1893 - 1929
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 226
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 227
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 228
1934 - 2016
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 229
1967 - 2001
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 230
1935 - 1996
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 231
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 232
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 233
1923 - 1964
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 234
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 235