1954 - Today
Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author and television presenter. Per Rolling Stone, Costello "reinvigorated the literate, lyrical traditions of Bob Dylan and Van Morrison with the raw energy and sass that were principal ethics of punk", noting the "construction of his songs, which set densely layered wordplay in an ever-expanding repertoire of styles." His first album, My Aim Is True (1977), is widely regarded as one of the best debuts in popular music history. It spawned no hit singles, but contains some of Costello's best-known songs, including the ballad "Alison". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elvis Costello has received more than 10,935,687 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Elvis Costello is the 604th most popular musician (down from 479th in 2019), the 1,865th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,573rd in 2019) and the 112th most popular British Musician.
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Among musicians, Elvis Costello ranks 604 out of 2,662. Before him are Lead Belly, Ben Webster, Dick Dale, Hilton Valentine, Claude Bolling, and Julian Fontana. After him are Jeff Buckley, Pierre Rode, David Knopfler, Marty Friedman, Frank Beard, and Mark Hollis.
1888 - 1949
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 598
1909 - 1973
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 599
1937 - 2019
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 600
1943 - 2021
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 601
1930 - 2020
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 602
1810 - 1869
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 603
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 604
1966 - 1997
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 605
1774 - 1830
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 606
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 607
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 608
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 609
1955 - 2019
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 610
Among people born in 1954, Elvis Costello ranks 113. Before him are Catherine Samba-Panza, Peter MacNicol, Sid Meier, Al Di Meola, Annie Sprinkle, and Scott Bakula. After him are Patty Hearst, Dieter Müller, Chris Gardner, Neil Tennant, Roberto Dinamite, and Lee Chang-dong.
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 107
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 108
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 109
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 110
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 111
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 112
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 113
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 114
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 115
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 116
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 117
1954 - 2023
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 118
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 119
Among people born in United Kingdom, Elvis Costello ranks 1,865 out of 7,765. Before him are Princess Mary of Great Britain (1723), Edward L. G. Bowell (1943), Olivia Colman (1974), Graham Nash (1942), Tom Sharpe (1928), and William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729). After him are Richard Henderson (1945), David Byrne (1952), Frank Dicksee (1853), Perry Anderson (1938), Noel Gallagher (1967), and John Cleland (1709).
1723 - 1772
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,859
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,860
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,861
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,862
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,863
1729 - 1814
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,864
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,865
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,866
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,867
1853 - 1928
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,868
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 1,869
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 1,870
1709 - 1789
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 1,871
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Elvis Costello ranks 112. Before him are Eric Woolfson (1945), Tim Rice (1944), Phil Lynott (1949), Alan Wilder (1959), Tony Sheridan (1940), and Hilton Valentine (1943). After him are David Knopfler (1952), Mark Hollis (1955), Robert Palmer (1949), Robert Smith (1959), Damon Albarn (1968), and Thom Yorke (1968).
1945 - 2009
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 106
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 107
1949 - 1986
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 108
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 109
1940 - 2013
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 110
1943 - 2021
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 111
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 112
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 113
1955 - 2019
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 114
1949 - 2003
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 115
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 116
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 117
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 118