1956 - Today
Kim Bendix Petersen (born 14 June 1956), better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Danish rock musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his powerful and wide-ranging countertenor singing voice, in particular his far-reaching falsetto screams. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King Diamond has received more than 2,505,150 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. King Diamond is the 444th most popular singer, the 211th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 212th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Singer.
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Among singers, King Diamond ranks 444 out of 3,528. Before him are Carly Simon, Patrick Hernandez, Ruslana, Jimin, Andy Gibb, and Paul Di'Anno. After him are Gazebo, Mei Lanfang, Francis Rossi, Marta Kubišová, Nellie Melba, and Coolio.
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 438
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 439
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 440
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 441
1958 - 1988
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 442
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 443
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 444
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 445
1894 - 1961
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 446
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 447
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 448
1861 - 1931
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 449
1963 - 2022
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 450
Among people born in 1956, King Diamond ranks 81. Before him are Maggie Reilly, Henri Toivonen, Sugar Ray Leonard, Bo Derek, Baruch Goldstein, and Randy Rhoads. After him are Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, Catherine Ashton, Boris Trajkovski, Taur Matan Ruak, Miguel Bosé, and Andrus Ansip.
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 75
1956 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 76
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 77
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 78
1956 - 1994
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 79
1956 - 1982
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 80
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 81
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 82
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 83
1956 - 2004
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 84
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 85
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 86
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 87
Among people born in Denmark, King Diamond ranks 211 out of 893. Before him are Christen C. Raunkiær (1860), Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785), Jens Juel (1745), Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913), Helle Thorning-Schmidt (1966), and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (1946). After him are Lars Løkke Rasmussen (1964), Herman Bang (1857), Christian Bohr (1855), Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (910), Christian Mortensen (1882), and Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel (1820).
1860 - 1938
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 205
1785 - 1864
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 206
1745 - 1802
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 207
1913 - 2012
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 208
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 209
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 210
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 211
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 212
1857 - 1912
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 213
1855 - 1911
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 214
910 - 980
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 215
1882 - 1998
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 216
1820 - 1884
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 217
Among singers born in Denmark, King Diamond ranks 1. After him are Grethe Ingmann (1938), Kim Larsen (1945), Gitte Hænning (1946), Birthe Wilke (1936), Raquel Rastenni (1915), Birgit Brüel (1927), Gustav Winckler (1925), Ulla Pia (1945), Tommy Seebach (1949), Lauritz Melchior (1890), and Dario Campeotto (1939).
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1
1938 - 1990
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 2
1945 - 2018
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 4
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 5
1915 - 1998
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 6
1927 - 1996
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 7
1925 - 1979
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 8
1945 - 2020
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 9
1949 - 2003
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 10
1890 - 1973
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 11
1939 - 2023
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 12