1897 - 1945
Blind Willie Johnson (January 25, 1897 – September 18, 1945) was an American gospel blues singer, guitarist and evangelist. His landmark recordings completed between 1927 and 1930—thirty songs in total—display a combination of powerful "chest voice" singing, slide guitar skills, and originality that has influenced generations of musicians. Even though Johnson's records sold well, as a street performer and preacher, he had little wealth in his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Blind Willie Johnson has received more than 1,015,850 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Blind Willie Johnson is the 1,221st most popular musician (down from 1,140th in 2019), the 6,036th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,641st in 2019) and the 454th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Blind Willie Johnson ranks 1,221 out of 2,662. Before him are Dave Alexander, Vinnie Paul, Spike Edney, George Winston, Oliver Shanti, and Geddy Lee. After him are Joseph Böhm, Mick Jones, José Cura, Eric Martin, Daryl Hall, and Alexander Dreyschock.
1947 - 1975
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 1,215
1964 - 2018
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 1,216
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 1,217
1949 - 2023
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 1,218
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 1,219
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 1,220
1897 - 1945
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 1,221
1795 - 1876
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 1,222
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 1,223
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 1,224
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 1,225
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 1,226
1818 - 1869
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 1,227
Among people born in 1897, Blind Willie Johnson ranks 205. Before him are Neil Ritchie, Pixinguinha, Erik Malmberg, Rosa Ponselle, Isaías Medina Angarita, and Roman Vishniac. After him are Miguel Fleta, Ulises Poirier, Max Newman, Pedro Vallana, Betty Compson, and Jacob Bjerknes. Among people deceased in 1945, Blind Willie Johnson ranks 248. Before him are Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, Nils Edén, Yu Dafu, Eugen Bolz, Alexander Fersman, and Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk. After him are Milton S. Hershey, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov, Richard Bong, Albert Tyler, José María Moncada, and Adolf Brand.
1897 - 1983
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 199
1897 - 1973
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 200
1897 - 1964
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 201
1897 - 1981
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 202
1897 - 1953
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 203
1897 - 1990
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 204
1897 - 1945
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 205
1897 - 1938
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 206
1897 - 1977
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 207
1897 - 1984
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 208
1897 - 1980
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 209
1897 - 1974
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 210
1897 - 1975
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 211
1858 - 1945
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 242
1871 - 1945
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 243
1896 - 1945
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 244
1881 - 1945
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 245
1883 - 1945
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 246
1893 - 1945
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 247
1897 - 1945
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 248
1857 - 1945
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 249
1877 - 1945
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 250
1920 - 1945
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 251
1872 - 1945
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 252
1870 - 1945
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 253
1874 - 1945
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 254
Among people born in United States, Blind Willie Johnson ranks 6,036 out of 18,182. Before him are Jack Benny (1894), Jubal Early (1816), Carrie Nation (1846), Abbey Lincoln (1930), Harold Gould (1923), and Rachel Jackson (1767). After him are Jakob Dylan (1969), James Foley (1953), Frank Foss (1895), Edmund Wilson (1895), Thaddeus Stevens (1792), and Alf Landon (1887).
1894 - 1974
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 6,030
1816 - 1894
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 6,031
1846 - 1911
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,032
1930 - 2010
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,033
1923 - 2010
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,034
1767 - 1828
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,035
1897 - 1945
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,036
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,037
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 6,038
1895 - 1989
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 6,039
1895 - 1972
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 6,040
1792 - 1868
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 6,041
1887 - 1987
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 6,042
Among musicians born in United States, Blind Willie Johnson ranks 454. Before him are John Legend (1978), Herbie Mann (1930), Thad Jones (1923), Dave Alexander (1947), Vinnie Paul (1964), and George Winston (1949). After him are Eric Martin (1960), Daryl Hall (1946), Charles Lloyd (1938), Frankie Knuckles (1955), Trent Reznor (1965), and Tim Hardin (1941).
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 448
1930 - 2003
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 449
1923 - 1986
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 450
1947 - 1975
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 451
1964 - 2018
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 452
1949 - 2023
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 453
1897 - 1945
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 454
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 455
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 456
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 457
1955 - 2014
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 458
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 459
1941 - 1980
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 460