1961 - Today
George Alan O'Dowd (born 14 June 1961), known professionally as Boy George, is an English singer, songwriter, actor, DJ and lead singer of the English pop band Culture Club. He began his solo career in 1987. Boy George grew up in Eltham and was part of the New Romantic movement which emerged in the late 1970s to early 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Boy George has received more than 15,315,975 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Boy George is the 306th most popular singer (down from 305th in 2019), the 1,206th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,251st in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Singer.
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Among singers, Boy George ranks 306 out of 3,528. Before him are Marc Bolan, Busta Rhymes, Alan Lancaster, Théo Sarapo, C. C. Catch, and Pérez Prado. After him are Tereza Kesovija, Asmahan, Muslim Magomayev, Alfredo Kraus, David Byron, and Joey Tempest.
1947 - 1977
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 300
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 301
1949 - 2021
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 302
1936 - 1970
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 303
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 304
1916 - 1989
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 305
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 306
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 307
1917 - 1944
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 308
1942 - 2008
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 309
1927 - 1999
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 310
1947 - 1985
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 311
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 312
Among people born in 1961, Boy George ranks 50. Before him are Wayne Gretzky, Ralph Macchio, Armin Meiwes, Andy Lau, Enzo Francescoli, and Macky Sall. After him are Ben Johnson, Iain Glen, Kalpana Chawla, Arnaldur Indriðason, Ian Rush, and Tite.
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 44
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 45
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 46
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 47
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 48
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 49
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 50
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 51
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 52
1961 - 2003
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 53
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 54
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 55
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 56
Among people born in United Kingdom, Boy George ranks 1,206 out of 7,765. Before him are Samuel Pepys (1633), Thomas Gresham (1519), Harold Shipman (1946), Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham (1670), Lee Child (1954), and Guy Pearce (1967). After him are Clive Owen (1964), Robert Adam (1728), Cliff Williams (1949), Mike Hailwood (1940), William Henry (1774), and David Warner (1941).
1633 - 1703
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1,200
1519 - 1579
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 1,201
1946 - 2004
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 1,202
1670 - 1734
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,203
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,204
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,205
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,206
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,207
1728 - 1792
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,208
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,209
1940 - 1981
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,210
1774 - 1836
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,211
1941 - 2022
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,212
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Boy George ranks 42. Before him are Tim Staffell (1948), Peter Green (1946), Glenn Hughes (1951), Albert Hammond (1944), Marc Bolan (1947), and Alan Lancaster (1949). After him are David Byron (1947), Victoria Beckham (1974), Vera Lynn (1917), Dusty Springfield (1939), Seal (1963), and Jon Anderson (1944).
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 36
1946 - 2020
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 37
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 38
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 39
1947 - 1977
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 40
1949 - 2021
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 41
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 42
1947 - 1985
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 43
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 44
1917 - 2020
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 45
1939 - 1999
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 46
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 47
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 48