1926 - 2017
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", Berry 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 African-American family in St. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chuck Berry has received more than 8,513,465 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Chuck Berry is the 22nd most popular musician, the 179th most popular biography from United States (down from 139th in 2019) and the 7th 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 22 out of 2,675. Before him are Elton John, Arcangelo Corelli, Madonna, Ray Charles, Brian May, and Cat Stevens. After him are Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa, Giuseppe Tartini, and Władysław Szpilman.
1947 - Present
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 16
1653 - 1713
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 17
1958 - Present
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 18
1930 - 2004
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 19
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 20
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 21
1926 - 2017
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 22
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 23
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 24
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 25
1940 - 1993
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 26
1692 - 1770
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 27
1911 - 2000
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 28
Among people born in 1926, Chuck Berry ranks 9. Before him are Fidel Castro, Michel Foucault, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ingvar Kamprad, Jiang Zemin, and Leslie Nielsen. After him are Sathya Sai Baba, Dario Fo, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Miles Davis, René Goscinny, and Klaus Kinski. Among people deceased in 2017, Chuck Berry ranks 6. Before him are Charles Manson, Roger Moore, David Rockefeller, Helmut Kohl, and Gene Cernan. After him are Zygmunt Bauman, Stanislav Petrov, Salvatore Riina, Michael I of Romania, Hugh Hefner, and Jeanne Moreau.
1926 - 2016
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 3
1926 - 1984
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 4
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 5
1926 - 2018
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 6
1926 - Present
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 7
1926 - 2010
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 8
1926 - 2017
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 9
1926 - 2011
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 10
1926 - 2016
HPI: 77.84
Rank: 11
1926 - 2020
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 12
1926 - 1991
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 13
1926 - 1977
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 14
1926 - 1991
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 15
1934 - 2017
HPI: 85.08
Rank: 1
1927 - 2017
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 2
1915 - 2017
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 3
1930 - 2017
HPI: 80.68
Rank: 4
1934 - 2017
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 5
1926 - 2017
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 6
1925 - 2017
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 7
1939 - 2017
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 8
1930 - 2017
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 9
1921 - 2017
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 10
1926 - 2017
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 11
1928 - 2017
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, Chuck Berry ranks 179 out of 15,968. Before him are Peter Falk (1927), Robert Wadlow (1918), John B. Watson (1878), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803), Gene Cernan (1934), and Patti Smith (1946). After him are Gregory Peck (1916), Robert F. Kennedy (1925), Billy the Kid (1859), Buster Keaton (1895), John Travolta (1954), and Charlton Heston (1923).
1927 - 2011
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 173
1918 - 1940
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 174
1878 - 1958
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 175
1803 - 1882
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 176
1934 - 2017
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 177
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 178
1926 - 2017
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 179
1916 - 2003
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 180
1925 - 1968
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 181
1859 - 1881
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 182
1895 - 1966
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 183
1954 - Present
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 184
1923 - 2008
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 185
Among musicians born in United States, Chuck Berry ranks 7. Before him are Michael Jackson (1958), Louis Armstrong (1901), Bob Dylan (1941), Jimi Hendrix (1942), Madonna (1958), and Ray Charles (1930). After him are Frank Zappa (1940), Ronnie James Dio (1942), Miles Davis (1926), Scatman John (1942), B.B. King (1925), and Bruce Springsteen (1949).
1958 - 2009
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 1
1901 - 1971
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 2
1941 - Present
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 3
1942 - 1970
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 4
1958 - Present
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 5
1930 - 2004
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 6
1926 - 2017
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 7
1940 - 1993
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 8
1942 - 2010
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 9
1926 - 1991
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 10
1942 - 1999
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 11
1925 - 2015
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 12
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.36
Rank: 13