1942 - 1969
Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was an English multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the founder and original leader of the Rolling Stones. Initially a guitarist, Jones went on to provide backing vocals and played a wide variety of instruments on Rolling Stones recordings and in concerts. After he founded the Rolling Stones as a British blues outfit in 1962, and gave the band its name, Jones's fellow band members Keith Richards and Mick Jagger began to take over the band's musical direction, especially after they became a successful songwriting team. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Jones has received more than 7,753,059 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Brian Jones is the 55th most popular musician, the 289th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 277th in 2019) and the 21st most popular British Musician.
Brian Jones was most famous for being the original lead guitarist for the Rolling Stones, and for his contributions to the band's sound.
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Among musicians, Brian Jones ranks 55 out of 2,675. Before him are André Rieu, Paul Simon, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Taylor, John Deacon, and Charlie Parker. After him are Carlos Santana, Mstislav Rostropovich, Robert Johnson, Pablo Casals, Syd Barrett, and Glenn Gould.
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 49
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 50
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 51
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 52
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 53
1920 - 1955
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 54
1942 - 1969
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 55
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 56
1927 - 2007
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 57
1911 - 1938
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 58
1876 - 1973
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 59
1946 - 2006
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 60
1932 - 1982
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 61
Among people born in 1942, Brian Jones ranks 22. Before him are Isabel Allende, Aretha Franklin, Scatman John, Dino Zoff, Michael Haneke, and Brian Wilson. After him are Ted Kaczynski, Giorgio Agamben, Calvin Klein, Werner Herzog, Daniel Barenboim, and Ian McShane. Among people deceased in 1969, Brian Jones ranks 19. Before him are Jack Kerouac, Otto Stern, Saud of Saudi Arabia, Otto Dix, Morihei Ueshiba, and Jan Palach. After him are C. F. Powell, Sonja Henie, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Levi Eshkol, and Arthur Friedenreich.
1942 - Present
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 16
1942 - 2018
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 17
1942 - 1999
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 18
1942 - Present
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 19
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 20
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 21
1942 - 1969
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 22
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 23
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 24
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 25
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 26
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 27
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 28
1922 - 1969
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 13
1888 - 1969
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 14
1902 - 1969
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 15
1891 - 1969
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 16
1883 - 1969
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 17
1948 - 1969
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 18
1942 - 1969
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 19
1903 - 1969
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 20
1912 - 1969
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 21
1885 - 1969
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 22
1887 - 1969
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 23
1895 - 1969
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 24
1892 - 1969
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 25
Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Jones ranks 289 out of 6,924. Before him are Vanessa Redgrave (1937), John Deacon (1951), Jane Birkin (1946), Timothy Dalton (1946), Harold Macmillan (1894), and John Hurt (1940). After him are Alfred North Whitehead (1861), David Lloyd George (1863), Beatrix Potter (1866), Mary of Teck (1867), Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751), and Thomas Andrews (1873).
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 283
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 284
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 285
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 286
1894 - 1986
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 287
1940 - 2017
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 288
1942 - 1969
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 289
1861 - 1947
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 290
1863 - 1945
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 291
1866 - 1943
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 292
1867 - 1953
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 293
1751 - 1775
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 294
1873 - 1912
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 295
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Brian Jones ranks 21. Before him are Jimmy Page (1944), Sting (1951), Jon Lord (1941), Ritchie Blackmore (1945), Roger Taylor (1949), and John Deacon (1951). After him are Syd Barrett (1946), Lemmy (1945), Stuart Sutcliffe (1940), Richard Wright (1943), Angus Young (1955), and Robert Fripp (1946).
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 15
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 16
1941 - 2012
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 17
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 18
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 19
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 20
1942 - 1969
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 21
1946 - 2006
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 22
1945 - 2015
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 23
1940 - 1962
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 24
1943 - 2008
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 25
1955 - Present
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 26
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 27