Singer
Janis Joplin
1943 - 1970
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Janis Joplin
Her biography is available in 85 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 83 in 2024). Janis Joplin is the 6th most popular singer (down from 5th in 2024), the 53rd most popular biography from United States (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Singer.
Janis Joplin was a singer and songwriter who is most famous for her work with Big Brother and the Holding Company.
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Among Singers
Among singers, Janis Joplin ranks 6 out of 4,381. Before her are Elvis Presley, Édith Piaf, Cher, Maria Callas, and Aretha Franklin. After her are Joan Baez, Luciano Pavarotti, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Tom Jones, Charles Aznavour, and Marvin Gaye.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Elvis Presley
1935 - 1977
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 1
Édith Piaf
1915 - 1963
HPI: 86.11
Rank: 2
Cher
1946 - Present
HPI: 85.78
Rank: 3
Maria Callas
1923 - 1977
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 4
Aretha Franklin
1942 - 2018
HPI: 83.92
Rank: 5
Janis Joplin
1943 - 1970
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 6
Joan Baez
1941 - Present
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 7
Luciano Pavarotti
1935 - 2007
HPI: 83.23
Rank: 8
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
1945 - Present
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 9
Tom Jones
1940 - Present
HPI: 82.08
Rank: 10
Charles Aznavour
1924 - 2018
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 11
Marvin Gaye
1939 - 1984
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Janis Joplin ranks 1. After her are John Major, Robert De Niro, Lech Wałęsa, Jim Morrison, Julio Iglesias, Catherine Deneuve, Bobby Fischer, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Betty Williams, George Harrison, and Vangelis. Among people deceased in 1970, Janis Joplin ranks 2. Before her is Charles de Gaulle. After her are Bertrand Russell, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Erich Maria Remarque, António de Oliveira Salazar, Sukarno, Abraham Maslow, Yukio Mishima, Jimi Hendrix, Alexander Kerensky, and Max Born.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsJanis Joplin
SINGER
1943 - 1970
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 1
John Major
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 83.84
Rank: 2
Robert De Niro
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 83.81
Rank: 3
Lech Wałęsa
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 4
Jim Morrison
SINGER
1943 - 1971
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 5
Julio Iglesias
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 6
Catherine Deneuve
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 7
Bobby Fischer
CHESS PLAYER
1943 - 2008
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 8
Queen Silvia of Sweden
COMPANION
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 9
Betty Williams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 10
George Harrison
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2001
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 11
Vangelis
COMPOSER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1970
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Charles de Gaulle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1970
HPI: 86.70
Rank: 1
Janis Joplin
SINGER
1943 - 1970
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 2
Bertrand Russell
MATHEMATICIAN
1872 - 1970
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 3
Gamal Abdel Nasser
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1970
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 4
Erich Maria Remarque
WRITER
1898 - 1970
HPI: 81.94
Rank: 5
António de Oliveira Salazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 6
Sukarno
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1970
HPI: 81.02
Rank: 7
Abraham Maslow
PSYCHOLOGIST
1908 - 1970
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 8
Yukio Mishima
WRITER
1925 - 1970
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 9
Jimi Hendrix
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1970
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 10
Alexander Kerensky
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1970
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 11
Max Born
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1970
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Janis Joplin ranks 53 out of NaN. Before her are F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896), Walt Disney (1901), Maria Callas (1923), George Marshall (1880), Mark Twain (1835), and Aretha Franklin (1942). After her are Robert De Niro (1943), John Wilkes Booth (1838), Harry S. Truman (1884), Joan Baez (1941), Howard Hughes (1905), and Robert Frost (1874).
Others born in United States
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
WRITER
1896 - 1940
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 47
Walt Disney
PRODUCER
1901 - 1966
HPI: 84.61
Rank: 48
Maria Callas
SINGER
1923 - 1977
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 49
George Marshall
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1959
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 50
Mark Twain
WRITER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 83.94
Rank: 51
Aretha Franklin
SINGER
1942 - 2018
HPI: 83.92
Rank: 52
Janis Joplin
SINGER
1943 - 1970
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 53
Robert De Niro
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 83.81
Rank: 54
John Wilkes Booth
EXTREMIST
1838 - 1865
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 55
Harry S. Truman
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1972
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 56
Joan Baez
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 57
Howard Hughes
BUSINESSPERSON
1905 - 1976
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 58
Robert Frost
WRITER
1874 - 1963
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 59
Among Singers In United States
Among singers born in United States, Janis Joplin ranks 5. Before her are Elvis Presley (1935), Cher (1946), Maria Callas (1923), and Aretha Franklin (1942). After her are Joan Baez (1941), Marvin Gaye (1939), Jim Morrison (1943), Frank Sinatra (1915), Patti Smith (1946), Tina Turner (1939), and Tupac Shakur (1971).
Elvis Presley
1935 - 1977
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 1
Cher
1946 - Present
HPI: 85.78
Rank: 2
Maria Callas
1923 - 1977
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 3
Aretha Franklin
1942 - 2018
HPI: 83.92
Rank: 4
Janis Joplin
1943 - 1970
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 5
Joan Baez
1941 - Present
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 6
Marvin Gaye
1939 - 1984
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 7
Jim Morrison
1943 - 1971
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 8
Frank Sinatra
1915 - 1998
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 9
Patti Smith
1946 - Present
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 10
Tina Turner
1939 - 2023
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 11
Tupac Shakur
1971 - 1996
HPI: 78.51
Rank: 12
