1951 - Today
Glenn Hughes (born 21 August 1951) is an English bassist and singer, best known for playing bass and performing vocals for funk rock band Trapeze, the Mk. III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple, as well as briefly fronting Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s. He is known by fans as "The Voice of Rock" due to his soulful and wide-ranging singing voice.In addition to being an active session musician, Hughes also maintains a notable solo career. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glenn Hughes has received more than 1,316,364 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Glenn Hughes is the 296th most popular singer (down from 244th in 2019), the 1,207th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,040th in 2019) and the 36th most popular British Singer.
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Among singers, Glenn Hughes ranks 296 out of 3,541. Before him are Antonio Cesti, Wolf Biermann, Alfredo Kraus, Katy Perry, Victoria de los Ángeles, and The Singing Nun. After him are Galina Vishnevskaya, Morten Harket, Victoria Beckham, Heino, Elis Regina, and Carl Perkins.
1623 - 1669
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 290
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 291
1927 - 1999
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 292
1984 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 293
1923 - 2005
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 294
1933 - 1985
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 295
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 296
1926 - 2012
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 297
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 298
1974 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 299
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 300
1945 - 1982
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 301
1932 - 1998
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 302
Among people born in 1951, Glenn Hughes ranks 63. Before him are Michèle Mouton, Queen Noor of Jordan, Blaise Compaoré, Kirstie Alley, Bao Xishun, and Nicu Ceaușescu. After him are Ben Feringa, Horst Hrubesch, Ernesto Zedillo, Javier Marías, Chris Cooper, and Joe Pantoliano.
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 57
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 58
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 59
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 60
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 61
1951 - 1996
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 62
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 63
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 64
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 65
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 66
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 67
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 68
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 69
Among people born in United Kingdom, Glenn Hughes ranks 1,207 out of 6,924. Before him are Emily Watson (1967), William Walton (1902), Jeffrey Archer (1940), Bill Ward (1948), Edward Lear (1812), and R. G. Collingwood (1889). After him are Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1965), Domnall mac Ailpín (812), Lewis Hamilton (1985), Pattie Boyd (1944), Leopold Stokowski (1882), and Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1813).
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 1,201
1902 - 1983
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 1,202
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,203
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,204
1812 - 1888
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,205
1889 - 1943
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,206
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 1,207
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 1,208
812 - 862
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 1,209
1985 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 1,210
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 1,211
1882 - 1977
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1,212
1813 - 1891
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1,213
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Glenn Hughes ranks 36. Before him are Robbie Williams (1974), Dave Gahan (1962), Van Morrison (1945), John Lydon (1956), Rod Evans (1947), and Dusty Springfield (1939). After him are Victoria Beckham (1974), David Byron (1947), Boy George (1961), Tim Staffell (1948), Sarah Brightman (1960), and Jon Anderson (1944).
1974 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 30
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 31
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 32
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 33
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 34
1939 - 1999
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 35
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 36
1974 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 37
1947 - 1985
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 38
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 39
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 40
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 41
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 42