1945 - Today
Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1971 hit song "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock "cultural touchstone" about the loss of innocence of the early rock and roll generation. His other hit singles include "Vincent" (about Vincent van Gogh), "Dreidel", and "Wonderful Baby"; as well as his renditions of Roy Orbison's "Crying" and the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You." McLean's composition "And I Love You So" has been recorded by Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Helen Reddy, Glen Campbell, and others. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don McLean has received more than 3,638,234 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Don McLean is the 490th most popular singer (down from 465th in 2019), the 2,929th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,627th in 2019) and the 150th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Don McLean ranks 490 out of 3,541. Before him are Claudio Villa, Waylon Jennings, Ahmad Zahir, Bobby Darin, Renato Carosone, and Mari Boine. After him are Isabella Colbran, Isabelle Aubret, John Wetton, Sinéad O'Connor, Emmylou Harris, and Gazebo.
1926 - 1987
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 484
1937 - 2002
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 485
1946 - 1979
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 486
1936 - 1973
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 487
1920 - 2001
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 488
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 489
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 490
1785 - 1845
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 491
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 492
1949 - 2017
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 493
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 494
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 495
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 496
Among people born in 1945, Don McLean ranks 164. Before him are Marek Grechuta, Robert Cialdini, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, George Alencherry, Princess Michael of Kent, and Divine. After him are Mahinda Rajapaksa, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Viktor Saneyev, Richard Long, Linda Harrison, and Douglas Hofstadter.
1945 - 2006
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 158
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 159
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 160
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 161
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 162
1945 - 1988
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 163
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 164
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 165
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 166
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 167
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 168
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 169
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 170
Among people born in United States, Don McLean ranks 2,929 out of 15,968. Before him are Elizabeth McGovern (1961), Seymour Martin Lipset (1922), Charles Napier (1936), Ellen Church (1904), Scott Carpenter (1925), and Divine (1945). After him are Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919), Stefanie Powers (1942), Louis Prima (1910), Evel Knievel (1938), Eleanor F. Helin (1932), and Erika Eleniak (1969).
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 2,923
1922 - 2006
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 2,924
1936 - 2011
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 2,925
1904 - 1965
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 2,926
1925 - 2013
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 2,927
1945 - 1988
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 2,928
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 2,929
1919 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2,930
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2,931
1910 - 1978
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2,932
1938 - 2007
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2,933
1932 - 2009
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2,934
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2,935
Among singers born in United States, Don McLean ranks 150. Before him are Marian Anderson (1897), Miley Cyrus (1992), Billie Eilish (2001), Jackie Jackson (1951), Waylon Jennings (1937), and Bobby Darin (1936). After him are Emmylou Harris (1947), Big Mama Thornton (1926), Mos Def (1973), KRS-One (1965), Lana Del Rey (1985), and Bobby Kimball (1947).
1897 - 1993
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 144
1992 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 145
2001 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 146
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 147
1937 - 2002
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 148
1936 - 1973
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 149
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 150
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 151
1926 - 1984
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 152
1973 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 153
1965 - Present
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 154
1985 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 155
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 156