1940 - 1980
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. His work included music, writing, drawings and film. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Lennon has received more than 43,409,798 page views. His biography is available in 129 different languages on Wikipedia. John Lennon is the 6th most popular musician (down from 4th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 27th in 2019) and the most popular British Musician.
John Lennon is most famous for being the lead singer of the Beatles, and for being one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
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Among musicians, John Lennon ranks 6 out of 2,662. Before him are Freddie Mercury, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, Niccolò Paganini, and Franz Liszt. After him are Louis Armstrong, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Leonard Cohen, Elton John, and Clara Schumann.
1946 - 1991
HPI: 87.01
Rank: 1
1945 - 1981
HPI: 84.72
Rank: 2
1958 - 2009
HPI: 82.75
Rank: 3
1782 - 1840
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 4
1811 - 1886
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 5
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 6
1901 - 1971
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 7
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 8
1942 - 1970
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 9
1934 - 2016
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 11
1819 - 1896
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1940, John Lennon ranks 4. Before him are Pelé, Bruce Lee, and Al Pacino. After him are Margrethe II of Denmark, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Chuck Norris, Constantine II of Greece, Saparmurat Niyazov, Ringo Starr, Michael Gambon, and Bartholomew I of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1980, John Lennon ranks 6. Before him are Jean-Paul Sartre, Josip Broz Tito, Alfred Hitchcock, Karl Dönitz, and Jean Piaget. After him are Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Erich Fromm, Roland Barthes, Steve McQueen, Bon Scott, and Jesse Owens.
1940 - 2022
HPI: 85.54
Rank: 1
1940 - 1973
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 2
1940 - Present
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 3
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 4
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.66
Rank: 5
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 6
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 7
1940 - 2023
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 8
1940 - 2006
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 9
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 10
1940 - 2023
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 11
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 12
1905 - 1980
HPI: 84.51
Rank: 1
1892 - 1980
HPI: 83.57
Rank: 2
1899 - 1980
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 3
1891 - 1980
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 4
1896 - 1980
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 5
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 6
1919 - 1980
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 7
1900 - 1980
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 8
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 9
1930 - 1980
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 10
1946 - 1980
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 11
1913 - 1980
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Lennon ranks 41 out of 7,765. Before him are David Hume (1711), Mary II of England (1662), James Prescott Joule (1818), Thomas More (1478), Arthur Conan Doyle (1859), and Anthony Hopkins (1937). After him are Edward Jenner (1749), James Clerk Maxwell (1831), Bertrand Russell (1872), Sean Connery (1930), Francis Drake (1540), and Daniel Defoe (1660).
1711 - 1776
HPI: 81.09
Rank: 35
1662 - 1694
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 36
1818 - 1889
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 37
1478 - 1535
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 38
1859 - 1930
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 39
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 40
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 41
1749 - 1823
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 42
1831 - 1879
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 43
1872 - 1970
HPI: 79.79
Rank: 44
1930 - 2020
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 45
1540 - 1596
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 46
1660 - 1731
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 47
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Lennon ranks 1. After him are Elton John (1947), Paul McCartney (1942), Brian May (1947), Charlie Watts (1941), George Harrison (1943), Ringo Starr (1940), Mark Knopfler (1949), Eric Clapton (1945), Keith Richards (1943), Bon Scott (1946), and Jeff Beck (1944).
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 1
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 2
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 3
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 4
1941 - 2021
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 5
1943 - 2001
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 6
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 7
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 8
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 9
1943 - Present
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 10
1946 - 1980
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 11
1944 - 2023
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 12