Singer
Billy Preston
1946 - 2006
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Billy Preston
His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2024). Billy Preston is the 524th most popular singer (down from 344th in 2024), the 3,223rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,988th in 2019) and the 172nd most popular American Singer.
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Among Singers
Among singers, Billy Preston ranks 524 out of 4,381. Before him are Dusty Hill, Ceca, Lola Novaković, Anne Sofie von Otter, Juan Gabriel, and Darío Moreno. After him are Patrick Hernandez, Séverine, Brandy Norwood, Dinah Washington, Mari Boine, and Marek Grechuta.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Dusty Hill
1949 - 2021
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 518
Ceca
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 519
Lola Novaković
1935 - 2016
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 520
Anne Sofie von Otter
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 521
Juan Gabriel
1950 - 2016
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 522
Darío Moreno
1921 - 1968
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 523
Billy Preston
1946 - 2006
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 524
Patrick Hernandez
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 525
Séverine
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 526
Brandy Norwood
1979 - Present
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 527
Dinah Washington
1924 - 1963
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 528
Mari Boine
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 529
Marek Grechuta
1945 - 2006
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 530
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Billy Preston ranks 231. Before him are Ruth Fuchs, Tom Savini, Michael Radford, Matthieu Ricard, André Dussollier, and Eduardo Camaño. After him are Antony Beevor, Toktar Aubakirov, Ti Lung, Héctor Lavoe, Dan McCafferty, and Shujaat Hussain. Among people deceased in 2006, Billy Preston ranks 118. Before him are Te Atairangikaahu, Elizabeth Bolden, John Money, Coretta Scott King, Marie Tharp, and Faas Wilkes. After him are Allen Carr, Marek Grechuta, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Jurij Brězan, Esther Lederberg, and Alberto Spencer.
Others Born in 1946
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Ruth Fuchs
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2023
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 225
Tom Savini
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 226
Michael Radford
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 227
Matthieu Ricard
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 228
André Dussollier
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 229
Eduardo Camaño
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 230
Billy Preston
SINGER
1946 - 2006
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 231
Antony Beevor
HISTORIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 232
Toktar Aubakirov
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 233
Ti Lung
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 234
Héctor Lavoe
SINGER
1946 - 1993
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 235
Dan McCafferty
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2022
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 236
Shujaat Hussain
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 237
Others Deceased in 2006
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Te Atairangikaahu
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 112
Elizabeth Bolden
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1890 - 2006
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 113
John Money
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 114
Coretta Scott King
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1927 - 2006
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 115
Marie Tharp
GEOGRAPHER
1920 - 2006
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 116
Faas Wilkes
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 117
Billy Preston
SINGER
1946 - 2006
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 118
Allen Carr
WRITER
1934 - 2006
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 119
Marek Grechuta
SINGER
1945 - 2006
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 120
Ghulam Ishaq Khan
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 121
Jurij Brězan
WRITER
1916 - 2006
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 122
Esther Lederberg
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2006
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 123
Alberto Spencer
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2006
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 124
In United States
Among people born in United States, Billy Preston ranks 3,223 out of NaN. Before him are Joel Asaph Allen (1838), Barbara Kruger (1945), Bill Viola (1951), Winsor McCay (1867), Russ Meyer (1922), and Joan Bennett (1910). After him are Harlan Ellison (1934), Karen Black (1939), Joe Rantz (1914), Sally Ride (1951), Keith Carradine (1949), and Horace Parnell Tuttle (1837).
Others born in United States
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Joel Asaph Allen
BIOLOGIST
1838 - 1921
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 3,217
Barbara Kruger
PAINTER
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 3,218
Bill Viola
ARTIST
1951 - 2024
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 3,219
Winsor McCay
COMIC ARTIST
1867 - 1934
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 3,220
Russ Meyer
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2004
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3,221
Joan Bennett
ACTOR
1910 - 1990
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3,222
Billy Preston
SINGER
1946 - 2006
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3,223
Harlan Ellison
WRITER
1934 - 2018
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3,224
Karen Black
ACTOR
1939 - 2013
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 3,225
Joe Rantz
ATHLETE
1914 - 2007
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 3,226
Sally Ride
ASTRONAUT
1951 - 2012
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 3,227
Keith Carradine
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 3,228
Horace Parnell Tuttle
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1923
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 3,229
Among Singers In United States
Among singers born in United States, Billy Preston ranks 172. Before him are Johnny Rebel (1938), Natalie Cole (1950), Randy Newman (1943), Brenda Lee (1944), Bobby Brown (1969), and Dusty Hill (1949). After him are Brandy Norwood (1979), Dinah Washington (1924), Mos Def (1973), KRS-One (1965), Tracy Chapman (1964), and Neil Sedaka (1939).
Johnny Rebel
1938 - 2016
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 166
Natalie Cole
1950 - 2015
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 167
Randy Newman
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 168
Brenda Lee
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 169
Bobby Brown
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 170
Dusty Hill
1949 - 2021
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 171
Billy Preston
1946 - 2006
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 172
Brandy Norwood
1979 - Present
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 173
Dinah Washington
1924 - 1963
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 174
Mos Def
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 175
KRS-One
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 176
Tracy Chapman
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 177
Neil Sedaka
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 178
