1948 - 1980
John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Led Zeppelin. Esteemed for his speed, power, fast single-footed kick drumming, distinctive sound, and feel for groove, he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential drummers in music history.Bonham was born in 1948 in Redditch, Worcestershire, and took up drums at the age of five, receiving a snare drum at the age of 10 and a full drum set at the age of 15. He played with multiple local bands both at school and following school, eventually playing in two different bands with Robert Plant. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Bonham has received more than 8,846,744 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. John Bonham is the 116th most popular musician (down from 106th in 2019), the 494th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 487th in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Musician.
John Bonham is most famous for being the drummer of Led Zeppelin. He was a member of the band from 1968-1980.
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Among musicians, John Bonham ranks 116 out of 2,662. Before him are Don Shirley, Ravi Shankar, Andrés Segovia, Bernard Haitink, Fritz Kreisler, and Benny Goodman. After him are Ronnie Wood, Jascha Heifetz, Chick Corea, Neil Young, John Dowland, and Sid Vicious.
1927 - 2013
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 110
1920 - 2012
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 111
1893 - 1987
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 112
1929 - 2021
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 113
1875 - 1962
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 114
1909 - 1986
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 115
1948 - 1980
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 116
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 117
1901 - 1987
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 118
1941 - 2021
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 119
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 120
1563 - 1626
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 121
1957 - 1979
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 122
Among people born in 1948, John Bonham ranks 35. Before him are Steven Tyler, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, John R. Bolton, Robert Plant, Donna Summer, and Olivia Newton-John. After him are Thierry Mugler, Alice Cooper, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Maurizio Gucci, Jean-Pierre Adams, and John Carpenter. Among people deceased in 1980, John Bonham ranks 33. Before him are Oswald Mosley, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Bill Evans, Marcelo Caetano, Gregory Bateson, and Óscar Romero. After him are Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Hans Morgenthau, Willard Libby, Alexander Oparin, William Howard Stein, and Mae West.
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 29
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 30
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 31
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 32
1948 - 2012
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 33
1948 - 2022
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 34
1948 - 1980
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 35
1948 - 2022
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 36
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 37
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 38
1948 - 1995
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 39
1948 - 2021
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 40
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 41
1896 - 1980
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 27
1892 - 1980
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 28
1929 - 1980
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 29
1906 - 1980
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 30
1904 - 1980
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 31
1917 - 1980
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 32
1948 - 1980
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 33
1925 - 1980
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 34
1904 - 1980
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 35
1908 - 1980
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 36
1894 - 1980
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 37
1911 - 1980
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 38
1893 - 1980
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 39
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Bonham ranks 494 out of 7,765. Before him are Olivia Newton-John (1948), John Everett Millais (1829), John Bunyan (1628), Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660), Daphne du Maurier (1907), and John Couch Adams (1819). After him are Betty Williams (1943), Ronnie Wood (1947), Albert Finney (1936), John Barry (1933), James Hutton (1726), and Geoffrey of Monmouth (1090).
1948 - 2022
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 488
1829 - 1896
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 489
1628 - 1688
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 490
1660 - 1744
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 491
1907 - 1989
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 492
1819 - 1892
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 493
1948 - 1980
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 494
1943 - 2020
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 495
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 496
1936 - 2019
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 497
1933 - 2011
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 498
1726 - 1797
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 499
1090 - 1155
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 500
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Bonham ranks 30. Before him are Jon Lord (1941), Robert Fripp (1946), Richard Wright (1943), Angus Young (1955), Gary Moore (1952), and Mike Oldfield (1953). After him are Ronnie Wood (1947), John Dowland (1563), Sid Vicious (1957), Bill Wyman (1936), Stuart Sutcliffe (1940), and Jacqueline du Pré (1945).
1941 - 2012
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 24
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 25
1943 - 2008
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 26
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 27
1952 - 2011
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 28
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 29
1948 - 1980
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 30
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 31
1563 - 1626
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 32
1957 - 1979
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 33
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 34
1940 - 1962
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 35
1945 - 1987
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 36