1898 - 1959
Blind Willie McTell (born William Samuel McTier; May 5, 1898 – August 19, 1959) was a Piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many exponents of Piedmont blues. Unlike his contemporaries, he came to use twelve-string guitars exclusively. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Blind Willie McTell has received more than 523,790 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Blind Willie McTell is the 1,246th most popular musician (down from 1,156th in 2019), the 6,194th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,717th in 2019) and the 464th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Blind Willie McTell ranks 1,246 out of 2,662. Before him are Tim Hardin, Zoot Sims, Arthur De Greef, Henry Litolff, Joe Sample, and Charlie Byrd. After him are Ivan Král, Jenő Jandó, Jaromír Nohavica, Mary Travers, Trevor Rabin, and Chico Hamilton.
1941 - 1980
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 1,240
1925 - 1985
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 1,241
1862 - 1940
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 1,242
1818 - 1891
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 1,243
1939 - 2014
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 1,244
1925 - 1999
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 1,245
1898 - 1959
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 1,246
1948 - 2020
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 1,247
1952 - 2023
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 1,248
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 1,249
1936 - 2009
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 1,250
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 1,251
1921 - 2013
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 1,252
Among people born in 1898, Blind Willie McTell ranks 182. Before him are Ben Shahn, Allen Woodring, Norman Vincent Peale, Lily Pons, Rosa Chacel, and William Astbury. After him are Zhu Ziqing, Preston Sturges, Leonard Howell, Riichi Yokomitsu, Kay Sage, and M. Ageyev. Among people deceased in 1959, Blind Willie McTell ranks 139. Before him are Zakaria Goneim, Jean Grémillon, Hans Henny Jahnn, Felix Jacoby, Vitaly Bianki, and Sax Rohmer. After him are Preston Sturges, Pierre Frieden, Lipót Fejér, Carl Switzer, Kay Kendall, and Stepan Erzia.
1898 - 1969
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 176
1898 - 1982
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 177
1898 - 1993
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 178
1898 - 1976
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 179
1898 - 1994
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 180
1898 - 1961
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 181
1898 - 1959
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 182
1898 - 1948
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 183
1898 - 1959
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 184
1898 - 1981
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 185
1898 - 1947
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 186
1898 - 1963
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 187
1898 - 1973
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 188
1905 - 1959
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 133
1902 - 1959
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 134
1894 - 1959
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 135
1876 - 1959
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 136
1894 - 1959
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 137
1883 - 1959
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 138
1898 - 1959
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 139
1898 - 1959
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 140
1892 - 1959
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 141
1880 - 1959
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 142
1927 - 1959
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 143
1927 - 1959
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 144
1876 - 1959
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 145
Among people born in United States, Blind Willie McTell ranks 6,194 out of 18,182. Before him are Harley Race (1943), Scott Brady (1924), Charlie Byrd (1925), Lola Falana (1942), Richard Posner (1939), and Maryanne Trump Barry (1937). After him are Kerry Washington (1977), John Ashcroft (1942), Michael Andretti (1962), Vanessa Marcil (1968), Steve Porcaro (1957), and David M. Brown (1956).
1943 - 2019
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 6,188
1924 - 1985
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 6,189
1925 - 1999
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 6,190
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 6,191
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 6,192
1937 - 2023
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 6,193
1898 - 1959
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 6,194
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 6,195
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 6,196
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 6,197
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 6,198
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 6,199
1956 - 2003
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 6,200
Among musicians born in United States, Blind Willie McTell ranks 464. Before him are Frankie Knuckles (1955), Trent Reznor (1965), Tim Hardin (1941), Zoot Sims (1925), Joe Sample (1939), and Charlie Byrd (1925). After him are Mary Travers (1936), Chico Hamilton (1921), Pat Smear (1959), Ralph Towner (1940), John Myung (1967), and Memphis Slim (1915).
1955 - 2014
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 458
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 459
1941 - 1980
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 460
1925 - 1985
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 461
1939 - 2014
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 462
1925 - 1999
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 463
1898 - 1959
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 464
1936 - 2009
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 465
1921 - 2013
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 466
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 467
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 468
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 469
1915 - 1988
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 470