1943 - Today
George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Benson has received more than 3,350,596 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). George Benson is the 188th most popular singer (up from 208th in 2019), the 1,191st most popular biography from United States (up from 1,316th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Singer.
George Benson is most famous for his guitar playing. He was a jazz guitarist who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Among singers, George Benson ranks 188 out of 3,528. Before him are Neil Diamond, Zarah Leander, Tori Amos, Joan Sutherland, Anna Netrebko, and Desireless. After him are Etta James, Franco Corelli, Marie-Louise O'Murphy, Astrud Gilberto, Petula Clark, and Drake.
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 182
1907 - 1981
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 183
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 184
1926 - 2010
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 185
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 186
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 187
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 188
1938 - 2012
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 189
1921 - 2003
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 190
1737 - 1814
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 191
1940 - 2023
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 192
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 193
1986 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 194
Among people born in 1943, George Benson ranks 75. Before him are Pervez Musharraf, Bernard Tapie, Arthur Ashe, Jean-Louis Tauran, Ulay, and Mustafa Dzhemilev. After him are Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Wolfgang Overath, Yohji Yamamoto, Arthur B. McDonald, Lucio Dalla, and Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta.
1943 - 2023
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 69
1943 - 2021
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 70
1943 - 1993
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 71
1943 - 2018
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 72
1943 - 2020
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 73
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 74
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 75
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 76
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 77
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 78
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 79
1943 - 2012
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 80
1943 - 2021
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 81
Among people born in United States, George Benson ranks 1,191 out of 18,182. Before him are Zelda Fitzgerald (1900), Scott Wilson (1942), Frank Sheeran (1920), Dennis Quaid (1954), Wallace Carothers (1896), and David J. Wineland (1944). After him are Etta James (1938), Joe Satriani (1956), Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), Andrew Garfield (1983), Morgan Fairchild (1950), and Fred Trump (1905).
1900 - 1948
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,185
1942 - 2018
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 1,186
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 1,187
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 1,188
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,189
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,190
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,191
1938 - 2012
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 1,192
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,193
1933 - 1995
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,194
1983 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1,195
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1,196
1905 - 1999
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,197
Among singers born in United States, George Benson ranks 61. Before him are Dr. Dre (1965), Chester Bennington (1976), John Denver (1943), Ben E. King (1938), Neil Diamond (1941), and Tori Amos (1963). After him are Etta James (1938), Sam Cooke (1931), Cass Elliot (1941), Kenny Rogers (1938), Tom Morello (1964), and Dionne Warwick (1940).
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 55
1976 - 2017
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 56
1943 - 1997
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 57
1938 - 2015
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 58
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 59
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 60
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 61
1938 - 2012
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 62
1931 - 1964
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 63
1941 - 1974
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 64
1938 - 2020
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 65
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 66
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 67