1926 - 2017
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive with songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957) and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958). Writing lyrics that focused on teen life and consumerism, and developing a music style that included guitar solos and showmanship, Berry was a major influence on subsequent rock music.Born into a middle-class black family in St. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chuck Berry has received more than 12,657,989 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Chuck Berry is the 54th most popular musician (down from 22nd in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from United States (down from 179th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Musician.
Chuck Berry is most famous for his guitar playing and for being one of the pioneers of rock and roll.
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Among musicians, Chuck Berry ranks 54 out of 2,662. Before him are Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Isaac Albéniz, and Baroness Mary Vetsera. After him are Jimmy Page, Victor Borge, Charlie Parker, Robert Johnson, Ritchie Blackmore, and Giorgio Moroder.
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 48
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 49
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 50
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 51
1860 - 1909
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 52
1871 - 1889
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 53
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 54
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 55
1909 - 2000
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 56
1920 - 1955
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 57
1911 - 1938
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 58
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 59
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 60
Among people born in 1926, Chuck Berry ranks 17. Before him are Sathya Sai Baba, Dario Fo, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Klaus Kinski, Andrzej Wajda, and Thích Nhất Hạnh. After him are René Goscinny, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Hugh Hefner, Paul Bocuse, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, and John Coltrane. Among people deceased in 2017, Chuck Berry ranks 13. Before him are Gene Cernan, David Rockefeller, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Jeanne Moreau, Salvatore Riina, and Raymond Kopa. After him are Jalal Talabani, Hugh Hefner, John Hurt, Mireille Darc, Manuel Noriega, and Johnny Hallyday.
1926 - 2011
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 11
1926 - 2016
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 12
1926 - 2011
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 13
1926 - 1991
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 14
1926 - 2016
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 15
1926 - 2022
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 16
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 17
1926 - 1977
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 18
1926 - 2004
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 19
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 20
1926 - 2018
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 21
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 22
1926 - 1967
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 23
1934 - 2017
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 7
1915 - 2017
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 8
1928 - 2017
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 9
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 10
1930 - 2017
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 11
1931 - 2017
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 12
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 13
1933 - 2017
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 14
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 15
1940 - 2017
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 16
1938 - 2017
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 17
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 18
1943 - 2017
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 19
Among people born in United States, Chuck Berry ranks 305 out of 18,182. Before him are Jack Kerouac (1922), Ezra Pound (1885), Audie Murphy (1925), Martin Sheen (1940), Fred Astaire (1899), and Grover Cleveland (1837). After him are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947), Arthur Miller (1915), Warren G. Harding (1865), Jean Seberg (1938), Louise Glück (1943), and Emily Greene Balch (1867).
1922 - 1969
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 299
1885 - 1972
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 300
1925 - 1971
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 301
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 302
1899 - 1987
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 303
1837 - 1908
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 304
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 305
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 306
1915 - 2005
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 307
1865 - 1923
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 308
1938 - 1979
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 309
1943 - 2023
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 310
1867 - 1961
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 311
Among musicians born in United States, Chuck Berry ranks 14. Before him are Miles Davis (1926), Frank Zappa (1940), Ronnie James Dio (1942), B.B. King (1925), Brian Wilson (1942), and Bruce Springsteen (1949). After him are Charlie Parker (1920), Robert Johnson (1911), Chet Baker (1929), Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959), Cliff Burton (1962), and Iggy Pop (1947).
1926 - 1991
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 8
1940 - 1993
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 9
1942 - 2010
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 10
1925 - 2015
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 11
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 12
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 13
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 14
1920 - 1955
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 15
1911 - 1938
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 16
1929 - 1988
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 17
1959 - 1997
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 18
1962 - 1986
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 19
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 20