1923 - 1953
Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously) that reached the top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that reached No. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hank Williams has received more than 8,754,659 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Hank Williams is the 271st most popular singer (up from 297th in 2019), the 1,766th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,773rd in 2019) and the 87th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Hank Williams ranks 271 out of 3,541. Before him are Franzl Lang, C. C. Catch, Zucchero Fornaciari, Christa Ludwig, Jussi Björling, and Cass Elliot. After him are F. R. David, Kirsten Flagstad, Bülent Ersoy, Tereza Kesovija, DJ Khaled, and Kanye West.
1930 - 2015
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 265
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 266
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 267
1928 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 268
1911 - 1960
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 269
1941 - 1974
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 270
1923 - 1953
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 271
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 272
1895 - 1962
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 273
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 274
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 275
1975 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 276
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 277
Among people born in 1923, Hank Williams ranks 76. Before him are Albert King, Chaleo Yoovidhya, Koji Miyata, Richard Avedon, Yelena Bonner, and Stig Dagerman. After him are Gyula Lóránt, Lloyd Shapley, Reinhart Koselleck, Queen Anne of Romania, Valentina Cortese, and Hwang Jang-yop. Among people deceased in 1953, Hank Williams ranks 41. Before him are Nobuyuki Abe, Hans Reichenbach, Jean Epstein, Mary Anderson, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, and Wilhelm Stuckart. After him are Sergei Winogradsky, Moïse Kisling, Otto Meissner, Johan Laidoner, Noe Zhordania, and Bill Tilden.
1923 - 1992
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 70
1923 - 2012
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 71
1923 - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 72
1923 - 2004
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 73
1923 - 2011
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 74
1923 - 1954
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 75
1923 - 1953
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 76
1923 - 1981
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 77
1923 - 2016
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 78
1923 - 2006
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 79
1923 - 2016
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 80
1923 - 2019
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 81
1923 - 2010
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 82
1875 - 1953
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 35
1891 - 1953
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 36
1897 - 1953
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 37
1862 - 1953
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 38
1866 - 1953
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 39
1902 - 1953
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 40
1923 - 1953
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 41
1856 - 1953
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 42
1891 - 1953
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 43
1880 - 1953
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 44
1884 - 1953
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 45
1868 - 1953
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 46
1893 - 1953
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 47
Among people born in United States, Hank Williams ranks 1,766 out of 15,968. Before him are Paul Marcinkus (1922), Elmer Bernstein (1922), Joe Mantegna (1947), Robert Reich (1946), Kalākaua (1836), and Cass Elliot (1941). After him are Susan Atkins (1948), Rosanna Arquette (1959), James Bowie (1796), Randolph Scott (1898), Johnny Ramone (1948), and Bess Truman (1885).
1922 - 2006
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 1,760
1922 - 2004
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,761
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,762
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,763
1836 - 1891
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,764
1941 - 1974
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,765
1923 - 1953
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,766
1948 - 2009
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,767
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1,768
1796 - 1836
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1,769
1898 - 1987
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1,770
1948 - 2004
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,771
1885 - 1982
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,772
Among singers born in United States, Hank Williams ranks 87. Before him are Gene Vincent (1935), Phil Ochs (1940), Connie Francis (1938), Anthony Kiedis (1962), Eartha Kitt (1927), and Cass Elliot (1941). After him are DJ Khaled (1975), Kanye West (1977), Christina Aguilera (1980), Selena Gomez (1992), Anastacia (1968), and Beyoncé (1981).
1935 - 1971
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 81
1940 - 1976
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 82
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 83
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 84
1927 - 2008
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 85
1941 - 1974
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 86
1923 - 1953
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 87
1975 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 88
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 89
1980 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 90
1992 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 91
1968 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 92
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 93