Musician

Blind Willie McTell

Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist

1898 - 1959

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His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 22 in 2024). Blind Willie McTell is the 1,809th most popular musician (down from 1,628th in 2024), the 9,570th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,166th in 2019) and the 690th most popular American Musician.

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Blind Willie McTell's biography spans 21 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 53.48.

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Among Musicians

Among musicians, Blind Willie McTell ranks 1,809 out of 3,445. Before him are Tom Harrell, Simone Young, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Roger O'Donnell, Janusz Olejniczak, and Nigo. After him are Afrojack, Urs Bühler, Richard Tandy, Curtis Fuller, Vernon Duke, and John Martyn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Blind Willie McTell ranks 274. Before him are H. A. Rey, Boško Simonović, Zinaida Yermolyeva, Konstantin Biebl, Arthur Legat, and Lil Hardin Armstrong. After him are J. Slauerhoff, Benno von Arent, Jadwiga Smosarska, Charles Bouvier, Alfredo Duhalde, and Alla Tarasova. Among people deceased in 1959, Blind Willie McTell ranks 196. Before him are Ragnar Malm, Jaroslav Skobla, Paul Van Asbroeck, George Padmore, Russell Simpson, and Osvaldo Sáez. After him are Otto Bartning, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Yoshioka Yayoi, Harold Hardwick, Arvi Pohjanpää, and Jerónimo Méndez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Blind Willie McTell ranks 9,570 out of 23,232. Before him are Robert Bacher (1905), Bebel Gilberto (1966), David Canary (1938), Nunnally Johnson (1897), Heidi Montag (1986), and Kelly Marie Tran (1989). After him are John Kundla (1916), Carleton S. Coon (1904), Jo Stafford (1917), Lee Arenberg (1962), William C. Gorgas (1854), and James Dashner (1972).

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Among Musicians In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Blind Willie McTell ranks 690. Before him are Peter Tork (1942), Vitamin C (1972), Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Bob Brookmeyer (1929), Tom Harrell (1946), and Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898). After him are Curtis Fuller (1934), Michael Anthony (1954), Joe Bonamassa (1977), Doug Aldrich (1964), Jimmie Vaughan (1951), and Chris Poland (1957).

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