1921 - 2012
Johnny Otis (born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes (Ιωάννης Αλέξανδρος Βελιώτης); December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012) was a first generation Greek-American singer, musician, composer, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout. He was a seminal influence on American R&B and rock and roll. He discovered numerous artists early in their careers who went on to become highly successful in their own right, including Little Esther Phillips, Etta James, Alan O'Day, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, Hank Ballard, and The Robins, among many others. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Otis has received more than 784,755 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Otis is the 1,776th most popular singer (down from 1,650th in 2019), the 9,616th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,075th in 2019) and the 484th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Johnny Otis ranks 1,776 out of 3,528. Before him are Teresa Brewer, Julia Boutros, Howie Dorough, Heather Harper, Lil' Kim, and AJ McLean. After him are Tommy Roe, Billy Fury, Senhit, Joey Belladonna, Maître Gims, and Gaahl.
1931 - 2007
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 1,770
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 1,771
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 1,772
1930 - 2019
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 1,773
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 1,774
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 1,775
1921 - 2012
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 1,776
1942 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 1,777
1940 - 1983
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 1,778
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 1,779
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 1,780
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 1,781
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 1,782
Among people born in 1921, Johnny Otis ranks 374. Before him are Sheb Wooley, Patricia Wrightson, Cliff Bourland, François Picard, Brian Moore, and Kurt Marti. After him are Erwin Hahn, Geoffrey Crossley, Ron Greenwood, Muriel Pavlow, Giuseppe Moro, and James Cooke Brown. Among people deceased in 2012, Johnny Otis ranks 384. Before him are Mike Kelley, Janice E. Voss, Michael O'Hare, Terry Callier, Slater Martin, and Deborah Raffin. After him are Mike Sparken, Takao Sakurai, Dirk Bach, Mark Midler, Leszek Drogosz, and Manuel Preciado Rebolledo.
1921 - 2003
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 368
1921 - 2010
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 369
1921 - 2018
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 370
1921 - 1996
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 371
1921 - 1999
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 372
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 373
1921 - 2012
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 374
1921 - 2016
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 375
1921 - 2002
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 376
1921 - 2006
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 377
1921 - 2019
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 378
1921 - 1974
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 379
1921 - 2000
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 380
1954 - 2012
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 378
1956 - 2012
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 379
1952 - 2012
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 380
1945 - 2012
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 381
1925 - 2012
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 382
1953 - 2012
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 383
1921 - 2012
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 384
1930 - 2012
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 385
1941 - 2012
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 386
1961 - 2012
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 387
1931 - 2012
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 388
1933 - 2012
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 389
1957 - 2012
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 390
Among people born in United States, Johnny Otis ranks 9,616 out of 18,182. Before him are Molly Shannon (1964), Andrew Bryniarski (1969), Yakima Canutt (1895), AJ McLean (1978), Helen Twelvetrees (1908), and Dorothea Dix (1802). After him are Eric Bischoff (1955), Tommy Roe (1942), Al Foster (1943), Diana Lynn (1926), Mike Bookie (1904), and Tim Gunn (1953).
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 9,610
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 9,611
1895 - 1986
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 9,612
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 9,613
1908 - 1958
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 9,614
1802 - 1887
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 9,615
1921 - 2012
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,616
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,617
1942 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,618
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,619
1926 - 1971
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,620
1904 - 1944
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,621
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,622
Among singers born in United States, Johnny Otis ranks 484. Before him are Redfoo (1975), Rudy Vallée (1901), Teresa Brewer (1931), Howie Dorough (1973), Lil' Kim (1974), and AJ McLean (1978). After him are Tommy Roe (1942), Joey Belladonna (1960), LaVern Baker (1929), Ellie Greenwich (1940), Benji Madden (1979), and Lindsey Stirling (1986).
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 478
1901 - 1986
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 479
1931 - 2007
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 480
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 481
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 482
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 483
1921 - 2012
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 484
1942 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 485
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 486
1929 - 1997
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 487
1940 - 2009
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 488
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 489
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 490