1932 - 2020
Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known as Little Richard, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Nicknamed "The Innovator, The Originator, and The Architect of Rock and Roll," Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his charismatic showmanship and dynamic music, characterized by frenetic piano playing, pounding back beat and raspy shouted vocals, laid the foundation for rock and roll. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Little Richard has received more than 9,520,872 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Little Richard is the 58th most popular singer (up from 122nd in 2019), the 404th most popular biography from United States (up from 806th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Singer.
Little Richard is most famous for his rock and roll music.
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Among singers, Little Richard ranks 58 out of 3,541. Before him are Joe Dassin, Marvin Gaye, Albano Carrisi, Art Garfunkel, Constanze Mozart, and Carlos Gardel. After him are Jennifer Lopez, José Carreras, Glen Campbell, Marianne Faithfull, The Notorious B.I.G., and Víctor Jara.
1938 - 1980
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 52
1939 - 1984
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 53
1943 - Present
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 54
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 55
1762 - 1842
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 56
1890 - 1935
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 57
1932 - 2020
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 58
1969 - Present
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 59
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 60
1936 - 2017
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 61
1946 - Present
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 62
1972 - 1997
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 63
1932 - 1973
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 64
Among people born in 1932, Little Richard ranks 22. Before him are Anouk Aimée, Anthony Perkins, Glenn Gould, Dian Fossey, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, and Fernando Botero. After him are Sylvia Plath, Víctor Jara, Roy Scheider, Camilo Cienfuegos, Miriam Makeba, and Ted Kennedy. Among people deceased in 2020, Little Richard ranks 18. Before him are Ian Holm, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alan Parker, Pierre Cardin, Michel Piccoli, and Lucia Bosè. After him are Katherine Johnson, Stanley Cohen, Mary Higgins Clark, Qasem Soleimani, Lee Teng-hui, and Tabaré Vázquez.
1932 - Present
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 16
1932 - 1992
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 17
1932 - 1982
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 18
1932 - 1985
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 19
1932 - 2001
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 20
1932 - Present
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 21
1932 - 2020
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 22
1932 - 1963
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 23
1932 - 1973
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 24
1932 - 2008
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 25
1932 - 1959
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 26
1932 - 2008
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 27
1932 - 2009
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 28
1931 - 2020
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 12
1933 - 2020
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 13
1944 - 2020
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 14
1922 - 2020
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 15
1925 - 2020
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 16
1931 - 2020
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 17
1932 - 2020
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 18
1918 - 2020
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 19
1922 - 2020
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 20
1927 - 2020
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 21
1957 - 2020
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 22
1923 - 2020
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 23
1940 - 2020
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 24
Among people born in United States, Little Richard ranks 404 out of 15,968. Before him are Boris Johnson (1964), Michael Clarke Duncan (1957), Jeff Bridges (1949), Janet Leigh (1927), Thomas Wolfe (1900), and Sharon Stone (1958). After him are Doris Day (1922), Mike Tyson (1966), Richard Kiel (1939), Peter Fonda (1940), Leonard Nimoy (1931), and Dianne Wiest (1946).
1964 - Present
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 398
1957 - 2012
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 399
1949 - Present
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 400
1927 - 2004
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 401
1900 - 1938
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 402
1958 - Present
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 403
1932 - 2020
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 404
1922 - 2019
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 405
1966 - Present
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 406
1939 - 2014
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 407
1940 - 2019
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 408
1931 - 2015
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 409
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 410
Among singers born in United States, Little Richard ranks 26. Before him are Stevie Wonder (1950), Kurt Cobain (1967), Sarah Vaughan (1924), Joe Dassin (1938), Marvin Gaye (1939), and Art Garfunkel (1941). After him are Jennifer Lopez (1969), Glen Campbell (1936), The Notorious B.I.G. (1972), 50 Cent (1975), Billie Holiday (1915), and Florence Foster Jenkins (1868).
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 20
1967 - 1994
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 21
1924 - 1990
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 22
1938 - 1980
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 23
1939 - 1984
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 24
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 25
1932 - 2020
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 26
1969 - Present
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 27
1936 - 2017
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 28
1972 - 1997
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 29
1975 - Present
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 30
1915 - 1959
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 31
1868 - 1944
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 32