1932 - 1998
Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who recorded at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, beginning in 1954. Amongst his best-known songs are "Blue Suede Shoes", "Matchbox" and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby". According to Charlie Daniels, "Carl Perkins' songs personified the rockabilly era, and Carl Perkins' sound personifies the rockabilly sound more so than anybody involved in it, because he never changed." Perkins's songs were recorded by artists (and friends) as influential as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash and Eric Clapton which further established his place in the history of popular music. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Perkins has received more than 1,899,704 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Carl Perkins is the 302nd most popular singer (up from 343rd in 2019), the 1,937th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,009th in 2019) and the 97th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Carl Perkins ranks 302 out of 3,541. Before him are Glenn Hughes, Galina Vishnevskaya, Morten Harket, Victoria Beckham, Heino, and Elis Regina. After him are Edita Gruberová, Andy Williams, David Byron, Boy George, Ornella Vanoni, and Eric Adams.
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 296
1926 - 2012
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 297
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 298
1974 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 299
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 300
1945 - 1982
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 301
1932 - 1998
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 302
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 303
1927 - 2012
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 304
1947 - 1985
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 305
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 306
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 307
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 308
Among people born in 1932, Carl Perkins ranks 106. Before him are Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Corry Brokken, Meir Kahane, Charly Gaul, Guillermo Mordillo, and Paolo Villaggio. After him are Branko Lustig, Delphine Seyrig, Nikolai Kardashev, Aharon Appelfeld, Wojciech Kilar, and Manuel Puig. Among people deceased in 1998, Carl Perkins ranks 63. Before him are Haxhi Lleshi, Benjamin Spock, Clara Rockmore, Kenichi Fukui, Marie-Louise von Franz, and Remo Giazotto. After him are Zlatko Čajkovski, Don Taylor, George H. Hitchings, Martin Rodbell, Ted Hughes, and Kurt Franz.
1932 - 2016
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 100
1932 - 2016
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 101
1932 - 1990
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 102
1932 - 2005
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 103
1932 - 2019
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 104
1932 - 2017
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 105
1932 - 1998
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 106
1932 - 2019
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 107
1932 - 1990
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 108
1932 - 2019
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 109
1932 - 2018
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 110
1932 - 2013
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 111
1932 - 1990
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 112
1913 - 1998
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 57
1903 - 1998
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 58
1911 - 1998
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 59
1918 - 1998
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 60
1915 - 1998
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 61
1910 - 1998
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 62
1932 - 1998
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 63
1923 - 1998
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 64
1920 - 1998
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 65
1905 - 1998
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 66
1925 - 1998
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 67
1930 - 1998
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 68
1914 - 1998
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 69
Among people born in United States, Carl Perkins ranks 1,937 out of 15,968. Before him are Gordon Scott (1926), Abner Doubleday (1819), Robert Gallo (1937), Mark Margolis (1939), Vesto Slipher (1875), and Robin Tunney (1972). After him are Joseph Kittinger (1928), Paul Greengard (1925), Anna Nicole Smith (1967), Jerry Orbach (1935), Liv Tyler (1977), and James Dwight Dana (1813).
1926 - 2007
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 1,931
1819 - 1893
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 1,932
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 1,933
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 1,934
1875 - 1969
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 1,935
1972 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 1,936
1932 - 1998
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 1,937
1928 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 1,938
1925 - 2019
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 1,939
1967 - 2007
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 1,940
1935 - 2004
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 1,941
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 1,942
1813 - 1895
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 1,943
Among singers born in United States, Carl Perkins ranks 97. Before him are Selena Gomez (1992), Anastacia (1968), Beyoncé (1981), Selena (1971), Cab Calloway (1907), and Katy Perry (1984). After him are Andy Williams (1927), Eric Adams (1952), Mahalia Jackson (1911), Justin Timberlake (1981), Perry Como (1912), and Ariana Grande (1993).
1992 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 91
1968 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 92
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 93
1971 - 1995
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 94
1907 - 1994
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 95
1984 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 96
1932 - 1998
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 97
1927 - 2012
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 98
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 99
1911 - 1972
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 100
1981 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 101
1912 - 2001
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 102
1993 - Present
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 103