1947 - Today
Brian Francis Johnson (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter. In 1980, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC. He and the rest of the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. In March 2016, he stepped down from touring on the Rock or Bust World Tour due to hearing problems. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Johnson has received more than 5,751,517 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Brian Johnson is the 31st most popular singer (up from 34th in 2019), the 181st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 184th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Singer.
Brian Johnson is most famous for being the lead singer of the rock band AC/DC.
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Among singers, Brian Johnson ranks 31 out of 3,541. Before him are Dalida, Patti Smith, Cesária Évora, Mick Jagger, Umm Kulthum, and Nana Mouskouri. After him are Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Serge Gainsbourg, Barry White, Nico, and Andrea Bocelli.
1933 - 1987
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 25
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 26
1941 - 2011
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 27
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 28
1898 - 1975
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 29
1934 - Present
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 30
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 31
1963 - 2012
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 32
1942 - 2018
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 33
1928 - 1991
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 34
1944 - 2003
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 35
1938 - 1988
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 36
1958 - Present
HPI: 77.59
Rank: 37
Among people born in 1947, Brian Johnson ranks 9. Before him are Johan Cruyff, Stephen King, Paulo Coelho, David Bowie, Elton John, and Brian May. After him are Dilma Rousseff, James Hunt, O. J. Simpson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Paul Auster, and Carlos Santana.
1947 - 2016
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 3
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.70
Rank: 4
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.32
Rank: 5
1947 - 2016
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 7
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 8
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 10
1947 - 1993
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 11
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 12
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 13
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 14
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 15
Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Johnson ranks 181 out of 6,924. Before him are Jeff Beck (1944), Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830), Ken Loach (1936), William Golding (1911), Cary Grant (1904), and Henry III of England (1207). After him are George Best (1946), Bon Scott (1946), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792), Elizabeth Woodville (1437), Ian Fleming (1908), and Anne Hathaway (1556).
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 175
1830 - 1903
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 176
1936 - Present
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 177
1911 - 1993
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 178
1904 - 1986
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 179
1207 - 1272
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 180
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 181
1946 - 2005
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 182
1946 - 1980
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 183
1792 - 1822
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 184
1437 - 1492
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 185
1908 - 1964
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 186
1556 - 1623
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 187
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Brian Johnson ranks 3. Before him are David Bowie (1947) and Mick Jagger (1943). After him are Ozzy Osbourne (1948), Joe Cocker (1944), Phil Collins (1951), Marianne Faithfull (1946), Rod Stewart (1945), George Michael (1963), Ian Gillan (1945), Bonnie Tyler (1951), and Robert Plant (1948).
1947 - 2016
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 1
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 2
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 3
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 4
1944 - 2014
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 5
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 6
1946 - Present
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 7
1945 - Present
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 8
1963 - 2016
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 9
1945 - Present
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 10
1951 - Present
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 11
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 12