1888 - 1949
Huddie William Ledbetter (; January 1888 or 1889 – December 6, 1949), better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "In the Pines", "Goodnight, Irene", "Midnight Special", "Cotton Fields", and "Boll Weevil". Lead Belly usually played a twelve-string guitar, but he also played the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and windjammer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lead Belly has received more than 3,177,151 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Lead Belly is the 598th most popular musician (down from 511th in 2019), the 3,117th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,681st in 2019) and the 182nd most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Lead Belly ranks 598 out of 2,662. Before him are Curtis Mayfield, İdil Biret, Willy DeVille, Josef Suk, Robert de Visée, and Tony Sheridan. After him are Ben Webster, Dick Dale, Hilton Valentine, Claude Bolling, Julian Fontana, and Elvis Costello.
1942 - 1999
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 592
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 593
1950 - 2009
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 594
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 595
1650 - 1733
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 596
1940 - 2013
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 597
1888 - 1949
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 598
1909 - 1973
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 599
1937 - 2019
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 600
1943 - 2021
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 601
1930 - 2020
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 602
1810 - 1869
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 603
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 604
Among people born in 1888, Lead Belly ranks 102. Before him are Roberto Assagioli, Francesco Baracca, S. S. Van Dine, Harukichi Hyakutake, Marcel L'Herbier, and Carl Hilpert. After him are Archduchess Isabella of Austria, Hans Graf von Sponeck, Harilal Gandhi, José Félix Estigarribia, Odile Defraye, and Mohammed Hussein Heikal. Among people deceased in 1949, Lead Belly ranks 70. Before him are Mariano Fortuny, Vladimir Nazor, Infanta Blanca of Spain, Alejandro Lerroux, Wakatsuki Reijirō, and Koçi Xoxe. After him are Martin Knudsen, Damaskinos of Athens, James Forrestal, Tan Malaka, Boris Asafyev, and Momčilo Tapavica.
1888 - 1974
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 96
1888 - 1918
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 97
1888 - 1939
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 98
1888 - 1947
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 99
1888 - 1979
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 100
1888 - 1947
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 101
1888 - 1949
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 102
1888 - 1973
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 103
1888 - 1944
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 104
1888 - 1948
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 105
1888 - 1940
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 106
1888 - 1965
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 107
1888 - 1956
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 108
1871 - 1949
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 64
1876 - 1949
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 65
1868 - 1949
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 66
1864 - 1949
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 67
1866 - 1949
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 68
1911 - 1949
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 69
1888 - 1949
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 70
1871 - 1949
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 71
1891 - 1949
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 72
1892 - 1949
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 73
1897 - 1949
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 74
1884 - 1949
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 75
1872 - 1949
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 76
Among people born in United States, Lead Belly ranks 3,117 out of 18,182. Before him are William Levada (1936), Lauren Holly (1963), Henry Darger (1892), Paul Goodman (1911), Nancy Fraser (1947), and Miley Cyrus (1992). After him are Emmylou Harris (1947), Ben Webster (1909), William Wallace Campbell (1862), Lauren German (1978), Mark Forest (1933), and Steve Cropper (1941).
1936 - 2019
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 3,111
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 3,112
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 3,113
1911 - 1972
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 3,114
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 3,115
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 3,116
1888 - 1949
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 3,117
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 3,118
1909 - 1973
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 3,119
1862 - 1938
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 3,120
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 3,121
1933 - 2022
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 3,122
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 3,123
Among musicians born in United States, Lead Belly ranks 182. Before him are Al Di Meola (1954), Lee Morgan (1938), Ma Rainey (1886), Nikki Sixx (1958), Curtis Mayfield (1942), and Willy DeVille (1950). After him are Ben Webster (1909), Dick Dale (1937), Jeff Buckley (1966), Marty Friedman (1962), Frank Beard (1949), and GG Allin (1956).
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 176
1938 - 1972
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 177
1886 - 1939
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 178
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 179
1942 - 1999
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 180
1950 - 2009
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 181
1888 - 1949
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 182
1909 - 1973
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 183
1937 - 2019
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 184
1966 - 1997
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 185
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 186
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 187
1956 - 1993
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 188