1948 - 1980
John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer for the English rock band Led Zeppelin. Esteemed for his speed, power, fast bass drumming, distinctive sound, and feel for the groove, he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rock drummers in 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 6,008,651 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 50 in 2019). John Bonham is the 106th most popular musician (up from 131st in 2019), the 488th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 544th in 2019) and the 33rd 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 106 out of 2,675. Before him are Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Buddy Holly, Gheorghe Zamfir, Paul Mauriat, Glenn Miller, and Andrés Segovia. After him are Alice Cooper, Barry Gibb, Amir Khusrow, Fernando Sor, Ritchie Valens, and David Oistrakh.
1644 - 1704
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 100
1936 - 1959
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 101
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 102
1925 - 2006
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 103
1904 - 1944
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 104
1893 - 1987
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 105
1948 - 1980
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 106
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 107
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 108
1253 - 1325
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 109
1778 - 1839
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 110
1941 - 1959
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 111
1908 - 1974
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 112
Among people born in 1948, John Bonham ranks 34. Before him are George R. R. Martin, Robert Plant, Olivia Newton-John, Keke Rosberg, Donna Summer, and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. After him are Alice Cooper, Radomir Antić, John Carpenter, Tony Iommi, Klaus Meine, and Ian McEwan. Among people deceased in 1980, John Bonham ranks 30. Before him are Alexei Kosygin, Peter Sellers, Otto Frank, Óscar Romero, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, and Gregory Bateson. After him are Hans Morgenthau, Hans Asperger, Bill Evans, Seretse Khama, Marcelo Caetano, and Alejo Carpentier.
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 28
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 29
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 30
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 31
1948 - 2012
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 32
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 33
1948 - 1980
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 34
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 35
1948 - 2020
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 36
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 37
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 38
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 39
1948 - Present
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 40
1904 - 1980
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 24
1925 - 1980
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 25
1889 - 1980
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 26
1917 - 1980
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 27
1892 - 1980
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 28
1904 - 1980
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 29
1948 - 1980
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 30
1904 - 1980
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 31
1906 - 1980
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 32
1929 - 1980
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 33
1921 - 1980
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 34
1906 - 1980
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 35
1904 - 1980
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 36
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Bonham ranks 488 out of 6,924. Before him are James Hutton (1726), Thomas Harriot (1560), Peter Brook (1925), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767), Thomas Savery (1650), and John Couch Adams (1819). After him are Austen Chamberlain (1863), Geoffrey of Monmouth (1090), G. E. Moore (1873), Offa of Mercia (800), Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660), and James Bradley (1693).
1726 - 1797
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 482
1560 - 1621
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 483
1925 - Present
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 484
1767 - 1820
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 485
1650 - 1715
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 486
1819 - 1892
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 487
1948 - 1980
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 488
1863 - 1937
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 489
1090 - 1155
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 490
1873 - 1958
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 491
800 - 796
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 492
1660 - 1744
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 493
1693 - 1762
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 494
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Bonham ranks 33. Before him are Robert Fripp (1946), John Dowland (1563), Sid Vicious (1957), Gary Moore (1952), Charlie Watts (1941), and Mike Oldfield (1953). After him are Tony Iommi (1948), Chris Slade (1946), Malcolm Young (1953), George Martin (1926), Nick Mason (1944), and Jacqueline du Pré (1945).
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 27
1563 - 1626
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 28
1957 - 1979
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 29
1952 - 2011
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 30
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 31
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 32
1948 - 1980
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 33
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 34
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 35
1953 - 2017
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 36
1926 - 2016
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 37
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 38
1945 - 1987
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 39