1943 - 2018
Edwin Reuben Hawkins (August 19, 1943 – January 15, 2018) was an American gospel musician, pianist, vocalist, choir master, composer, and arranger. He was one of the originators of the urban contemporary gospel sound. As the leader of the Edwin Hawkins Singers, he was probably best known for his arrangement of "Oh Happy Day" (1968–69), which was included on the "Songs of the Century" list. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edwin Hawkins has received more than 513,273 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Edwin Hawkins is the 1,843rd most popular musician (down from 1,599th in 2019), the 9,387th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,023rd in 2019) and the 744th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Edwin Hawkins ranks 1,843 out of 2,662. Before him are Yip Harburg, Yuja Wang, Roy Bittan, Roger Miller, Jeremy Spencer, and Merle Travis. After him are Vilayat Khan, Bang Chan, Richie Kotzen, Steve Rothery, Danny Carey, and Rod Temperton.
1896 - 1981
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 1,837
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 1,838
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 1,839
1936 - 1992
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 1,840
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 1,841
1917 - 1983
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 1,842
1943 - 2018
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 1,843
1928 - 2004
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 1,844
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 1,845
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 1,846
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 1,847
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 1,848
1949 - 2016
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 1,849
Among people born in 1943, Edwin Hawkins ranks 553. Before him are James L. Jones, Vern Schuppan, Jackson C. Frank, Janet Evanovich, Albin Vidović, and Reita Faria. After him are Cosimo Pinto, John Casper, Roy Estrada, Veronica Hamel, Iñaki Azkuna, and Van Dyke Parks. Among people deceased in 2018, Edwin Hawkins ranks 415. Before him are Piotr Szulkin, Albin Vidović, Afonso Dhlakama, Carlo Vanzina, Alfredo del Águila, and Peter G. Peterson. After him are Cliff Bourland, Warwick Estevam Kerr, Mark Salling, Horace Ashenfelter, Arthur Schnabel, and George Deukmejian.
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 547
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 548
1943 - 1999
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 549
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 550
1943 - 2018
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 551
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 552
1943 - 2018
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 553
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 554
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 555
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 556
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 557
1943 - 2014
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 558
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 559
1950 - 2018
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 409
1943 - 2018
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 410
1953 - 2018
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 411
1951 - 2018
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 412
1935 - 2018
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 413
1926 - 2018
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 414
1943 - 2018
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 415
1921 - 2018
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 416
1922 - 2018
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 417
1982 - 2018
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 418
1923 - 2018
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 419
1947 - 2018
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 420
1928 - 2018
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 421
Among people born in United States, Edwin Hawkins ranks 9,387 out of 18,182. Before him are Wiley Post (1898), Lola Glaudini (1971), Ben Shapiro (1984), Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), Merle Travis (1917), and Peter G. Peterson (1926). After him are Terry Bisson (1942), Jim Duggan (1954), Janice Rule (1931), Jeannie Pepper (1958), Larry Miller (1953), and Mike Kelley (1954).
1898 - 1935
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 9,381
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 9,382
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 9,383
1918 - 2003
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 9,384
1917 - 1983
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 9,385
1926 - 2018
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 9,386
1943 - 2018
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 9,387
1942 - 2024
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 9,388
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 9,389
1931 - 2003
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 9,390
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 9,391
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 9,392
1954 - 2012
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 9,393
Among musicians born in United States, Edwin Hawkins ranks 744. Before him are Percy Heath (1923), Chick Webb (1905), Yip Harburg (1896), Roy Bittan (1949), Roger Miller (1936), and Merle Travis (1917). After him are Richie Kotzen (1970), Danny Carey (1961), Joe Lovano (1952), Alison Krauss (1971), David Gates (1940), and Victor Wooten (1964).
1923 - 2005
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 738
1905 - 1939
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 739
1896 - 1981
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 740
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 741
1936 - 1992
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 742
1917 - 1983
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 743
1943 - 2018
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 744
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 745
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 746
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 747
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 748
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 749
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 750