1931 - 2002
Anthony James Donegan (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002), known as Lonnie Donegan, was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. Born in Scotland and brought up in England, Donegan began his career in the British trad jazz revival but transitioned to skiffle in the mid-1950s, rising to prominence with a hit recording of the American folk song "Rock Island Line" which helped spur the broader UK skiffle movement. Donegan had 31 UK top 30 hit singles, 24 were successive hits and three were number one. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lonnie Donegan has received more than 2,004,263 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Lonnie Donegan is the 1,037th most popular singer (up from 1,172nd in 2019), the 3,052nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,401st in 2019) and the 111th most popular British Singer.
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Among singers, Lonnie Donegan ranks 1,037 out of 3,528. Before him are Conchita Bautista, Claudio Baglioni, Luis Eduardo Aute, Paul Day, Haykanoush Danielyan, and Peter Maffay. After him are Zara Dolukhanova, Sandra Kim, Mathé Altéry, Natacha Atlas, Chris Lowe, and Sabahudin Kurt.
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 1,031
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 1,032
1943 - 2020
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 1,033
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 1,034
1893 - 1958
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 1,035
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 1,036
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 1,037
1918 - 2007
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 1,038
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 1,039
1927 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 1,040
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 1,041
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 1,042
1935 - 2018
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 1,043
Among people born in 1931, Lonnie Donegan ranks 294. Before him are Catherine Tizard, John Baldessari, Shirley Verrett, Alvin Ailey, Greg, and Janwillem van de Wetering. After him are Elias M. Stein, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Ivan Toplak, Yuriy Voynov, Vlastimil Bubník, and Mady Mesplé. Among people deceased in 2002, Lonnie Donegan ranks 182. Before him are Martti Miettunen, Tita Merello, Stephen E. Ambrose, Lawrence Tierney, George Sidney, and Mikayil Abdullayev. After him are Raymond Firth, Mario de las Casas, Ruth Williams Khama, Masakatsu Miyamoto, Peter R. Hunt, and Frances Ames.
1931 - 2021
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 288
1931 - 2020
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 289
1931 - 2010
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 290
1931 - 1989
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 291
1931 - 1999
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 292
1931 - 2008
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 293
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 294
1931 - 2018
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 295
1931 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 296
1931 - 2021
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 297
1931 - 2003
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 298
1931 - 2015
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 299
1931 - 2020
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 300
1907 - 2002
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 176
1904 - 2002
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 177
1936 - 2002
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 178
1919 - 2002
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 179
1916 - 2002
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 180
1921 - 2002
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 181
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 182
1901 - 2002
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 183
1905 - 2002
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 184
1923 - 2002
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 185
1938 - 2002
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 186
1925 - 2002
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 187
1920 - 2002
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 188
Among people born in United Kingdom, Lonnie Donegan ranks 3,052 out of 7,765. Before him are James Ivory (1765), Teddy Sheringham (1966), Kenneth MacMillan (1929), Phyllida Law (1932), Reece James (1999), and Aldhelm (639). After him are Dave Holland (1948), Ronald Lacey (1935), Sarah Kane (1971), Roger Norrington (1934), Simeon Solomon (1840), and Dora Carrington (1893).
1765 - 1842
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 3,046
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 3,047
1929 - 1992
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 3,048
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3,049
1999 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3,050
639 - 709
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3,051
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3,052
1948 - 2018
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3,053
1935 - 1991
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3,054
1971 - 1999
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 3,055
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 3,056
1840 - 1905
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 3,057
1893 - 1932
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 3,058
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Lonnie Donegan ranks 111. Before him are Gwyneth Jones (1936), Arthur Brown (1942), Margaret Price (1941), Marc Almond (1957), Clare Torry (1947), and Paul Day (1956). After him are Chris Lowe (1959), Genesis P-Orridge (1950), Janet Baker (1933), David Sylvian (1958), Nik Kershaw (1958), and Gary Numan (1958).
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 105
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 106
1941 - 2011
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 107
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 108
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 109
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 110
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 111
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 112
1950 - 2020
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 113
1933 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 114
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 115
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 116
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 117