1923 - 1953
Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer-songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hank Williams has received more than 11,757,955 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Hank Williams is the 257th most popular singer (up from 271st in 2019), the 1,682nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,765th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Hank Williams ranks 257 out of 3,528. Before him are Lucia Popp, Elza Soares, Barbara, Kim Wilde, Sonny Bono, and Johnny Logan. After him are Teresa Berganza, Corry Brokken, Fabrizio De André, Mylène Farmer, Jessye Norman, and Victoria de los Ángeles.
1939 - 1993
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 251
1930 - 2022
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 252
1930 - 1997
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 253
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 254
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 255
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 256
1923 - 1953
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 257
1933 - 2022
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 258
1932 - 2016
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 259
1940 - 1999
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 260
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 261
1945 - 2019
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 262
1923 - 2005
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 263
Among people born in 1923, Hank Williams ranks 62. Before him are Stjepan Bobek, Walter Kohn, Freeman Dyson, Rasul Gamzatov, Shūsaku Endō, and Chuck Yeager. After him are Stig Dagerman, Bert Trautmann, Chaleo Yoovidhya, Victoria de los Ángeles, Norman Mailer, and Reinhart Koselleck. Among people deceased in 1953, Hank Williams ranks 35. Before him are Dylan Thomas, Ludwig Prandtl, Richard von Mises, Nikolay Zelinsky, Vera Mukhina, and Tazio Nuvolari. After him are Moïse Kisling, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, Hugo Schmeisser, Jean Epstein, Nobutake Kondō, and Nobuyuki Abe.
1923 - 2010
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 56
1923 - 2016
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 57
1923 - 2020
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 58
1923 - 2003
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 59
1923 - 1996
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 60
1923 - 2020
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 61
1923 - 1953
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 62
1923 - 1954
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 63
1923 - 2013
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 64
1923 - 2012
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 65
1923 - 2005
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 66
1923 - 2007
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 67
1923 - 2006
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 68
1914 - 1953
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 29
1875 - 1953
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 30
1883 - 1953
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 31
1861 - 1953
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 32
1889 - 1953
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 33
1892 - 1953
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 34
1923 - 1953
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 35
1891 - 1953
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 36
1866 - 1953
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 37
1884 - 1953
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 38
1897 - 1953
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 39
1886 - 1953
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 40
1875 - 1953
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 41
Among people born in United States, Hank Williams ranks 1,682 out of 18,182. Before him are Lillian Asplund (1906), Kenneth Waltz (1924), Kathleen Turner (1954), Grace Zabriskie (1941), John B. Calhoun (1917), and Sixto Rodriguez (1942). After him are David Graf (1950), James J. Braddock (1905), Randolph Scott (1898), Robert Bloch (1917), Sol LeWitt (1928), and Edward C. Prescott (1940).
1906 - 2006
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,676
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,677
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 1,678
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 1,679
1917 - 1995
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 1,680
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 1,681
1923 - 1953
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 1,682
1950 - 2001
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 1,683
1905 - 1974
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 1,684
1898 - 1987
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1,685
1917 - 1994
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1,686
1928 - 2007
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1,687
1940 - 2022
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1,688
Among singers born in United States, Hank Williams ranks 82. Before him are Beyoncé (1981), Kim Carnes (1945), Bessie Smith (1894), Eazy-E (1964), John Fogerty (1945), and Sonny Bono (1935). After him are Jessye Norman (1945), Mahalia Jackson (1911), Cab Calloway (1907), Axl Rose (1962), Sammy Davis Jr. (1925), and Stevie Nicks (1948).
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 76
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 77
1894 - 1937
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 78
1964 - 1995
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 79
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 80
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 81
1923 - 1953
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 82
1945 - 2019
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 83
1911 - 1972
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 84
1907 - 1994
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 85
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 86
1925 - 1990
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 87
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 88