1944 - Today
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and author. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight is known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her group The Pips, which also included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten. Knight has recorded two number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles ("Midnight Train to Georgia" and "That's What Friends Are For"), eleven number-one R&B singles and six number-one R&B albums. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gladys Knight has received more than 6,202,007 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Gladys Knight is the 781st most popular singer (up from 835th in 2019), the 4,378th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,465th in 2019) and the 225th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Gladys Knight ranks 781 out of 3,541. Before her are Ted Neeley, Rosé, Inva Mula, Eydie Gormé, Christina Nilsson, and Emilio Pericoli. After her are Blaze Bayley, Jonas Kaufmann, Mo-Do, Eric Carmen, Randy Crawford, and Jimmie Rodgers.
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 775
1997 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 776
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 777
1928 - 2013
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 778
1843 - 1921
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 779
1928 - 2013
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 780
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 781
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 782
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 783
1966 - 2013
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 784
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 785
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 786
1897 - 1933
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 787
Among people born in 1944, Gladys Knight ranks 279. Before her are Yury Romanenko, Jan-Carl Raspe, Michel Maffesoli, Alex Metreveli, Frank Sinatra Jr., and Ard Schenk. After her are Andrew G. Vajna, Chung Hong-won, Raoul Lambert, Thom Mayne, Max Romeo, and José Wilker.
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 273
1944 - 1977
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 274
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 275
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 276
1944 - 2016
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 277
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 278
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 279
1944 - 2019
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 280
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 281
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 282
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 283
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 284
1944 - 2014
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 285
Among people born in United States, Gladys Knight ranks 4,378 out of 15,968. Before her are Olivia Wilde (1984), Conan O'Brien (1963), Annie Potts (1952), W. S. Van Dyke (1889), Hedda Hopper (1885), and Mark Tobey (1890). After her are Pat Benatar (1953), George Dewey (1837), Nelson A. Miles (1839), William B. Travis (1809), Stephen Cook (1939), and Dabney Coleman (1932).
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 4,372
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 4,373
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 4,374
1889 - 1943
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 4,375
1885 - 1966
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 4,376
1890 - 1976
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 4,377
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 4,378
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 4,379
1837 - 1917
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 4,380
1839 - 1925
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 4,381
1809 - 1836
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 4,382
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 4,383
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 4,384
Among singers born in United States, Gladys Knight ranks 225. Before her are MC Hammer (1962), Loretta Lynn (1932), Mississippi John Hurt (1892), Anita O'Day (1919), Ted Neeley (1943), and Eydie Gormé (1928). After her are Eric Carmen (1949), Randy Crawford (1952), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), Richard Carpenter (1946), Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935), and Tammi Terrell (1945).
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 219
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 220
1892 - 1966
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 221
1919 - 2006
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 222
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 223
1928 - 2013
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 224
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 225
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 226
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 227
1897 - 1933
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 228
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 229
1935 - 1996
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 230
1945 - 1970
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 231