1928 - 2008
Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist and singer who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, including Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Animals, George Thorogood, Syd Barrett, and the Clash.His use of African rhythms and a signature beat, a simple five-accent hambone rhythm, is a cornerstone of hip hop, rock, and pop music. In recognition of his achievements, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2003, and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bo Diddley has received more than 2,711,001 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Bo Diddley is the 350th most popular musician (down from 298th in 2019), the 1,967th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,623rd in 2019) and the 104th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Bo Diddley ranks 350 out of 2,662. Before him are Burt Bacharach, Grigory Sokolov, Ginger Baker, Wilhelm Backhaus, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and Lee Soo-man. After him are Liberace, Florian Schneider, Farid al-Atrash, Gregor Piatigorsky, Domenico Alberti, and Leonardo De Lorenzo.
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 344
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 345
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 346
1884 - 1969
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 347
1665 - 1729
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 348
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 349
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 350
1919 - 1987
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 351
1947 - 2020
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 352
1910 - 1974
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 353
1903 - 1976
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 354
1710 - 1746
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 355
1875 - 1962
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 356
Among people born in 1928, Bo Diddley ranks 122. Before him are Gordie Howe, Hayden White, Malcolm Glazer, Jack Kevorkian, Georgy Dobrovolsky, and Burt Bacharach. After him are Vladimir Beara, Humberto Maturana, Petr Ginz, Frank Borman, Al Lettieri, and Fred Rogers. Among people deceased in 2008, Bo Diddley ranks 66. Before him are Paul Scofield, Chiara Lubich, Hugo Claus, Marcial Maciel, Jean-Marie Balestre, and Muslim Magomayev. After him are Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Bettie Page, Henry Molaison, Jerry Reed, Joseph M. Juran, and Cyd Charisse.
1928 - 2016
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 116
1928 - 2018
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 117
1928 - 2014
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 118
1928 - 2011
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 119
1928 - 1971
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 120
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 121
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 122
1928 - 2014
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 123
1928 - 2021
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 124
1928 - 1944
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 125
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 126
1928 - 1975
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 127
1928 - 2003
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 128
1922 - 2008
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 60
1920 - 2008
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 61
1929 - 2008
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 62
1920 - 2008
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 63
1921 - 2008
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 64
1942 - 2008
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 65
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 66
1926 - 2008
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 67
1923 - 2008
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 68
1926 - 2008
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 69
1937 - 2008
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 70
1904 - 2008
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 71
1922 - 2008
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 72
Among people born in United States, Bo Diddley ranks 1,967 out of 18,182. Before him are Robert Lefkowitz (1943), Bill Paxton (1955), Ken Norton (1943), Mark W. Clark (1896), Mandy Patinkin (1952), and Christopher A. Sims (1942). After him are Liberace (1919), Linda Evans (1942), Paul Marcinkus (1922), Ian Somerhalder (1978), Elizabeth George (1949), and Donna Reed (1921).
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,961
1955 - 2017
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,962
1943 - 2013
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,963
1896 - 1984
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,964
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,965
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,966
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,967
1919 - 1987
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,968
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,969
1922 - 2006
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 1,970
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 1,971
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,972
1921 - 1986
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,973
Among musicians born in United States, Bo Diddley ranks 104. Before him are John Densmore (1944), Ray Conniff (1916), Robby Krieger (1946), Buddy Rich (1917), Billy Gibbons (1949), and Burt Bacharach (1928). After him are Liberace (1919), David Crosby (1941), Peter Criss (1945), Robert Trujillo (1964), Jerry Reed (1937), and Grace Slick (1939).
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 98
1916 - 2002
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 99
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 100
1917 - 1987
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 101
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 102
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 103
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 104
1919 - 1987
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 105
1941 - 2023
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 106
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 107
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 108
1937 - 2008
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 109
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 110