1937 - 2016
Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Merle Haggard has received more than 6,139,329 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Merle Haggard is the 857th most popular singer (down from 642nd in 2019), the 4,860th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,508th in 2019) and the 248th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Merle Haggard ranks 857 out of 3,541. Before him are George London, Anna Maria Jopek, G-Dragon, Dusty Hill, Paul Weller, and Sandro de América. After him are M. S. Subbulakshmi, Demi Lovato, Nicky Hopkins, Kulyash Baiseitova, Nicole, and James LaBrie.
1920 - 1985
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 851
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 852
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 853
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 854
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 855
1945 - 2010
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 856
1937 - 2016
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 857
1916 - 2004
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 858
1992 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 859
1944 - 1994
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 860
1912 - 1957
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 861
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 862
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 863
Among people born in 1937, Merle Haggard ranks 258. Before him are Ivo Daneu, Vitaly Zholobov, Juan José Saer, Jørgen Leth, Dawn Fraser, and Magnar Solberg. After him are Clodovil Hernandes, Ron Clarke, Seymour Hersh, Yukio Endo, Coen Moulijn, and Wilbur Ross. Among people deceased in 2016, Merle Haggard ranks 235. Before him are Nina Ponomaryova, Prince Buster, Jimmy Bain, Aurèle Nicolet, Howard Marks, and Vladimir Zeldin. After him are Alan Young, Marco Pannella, Paul Bley, Leonid Zhabotinsky, Michel Delpech, and Juan Mujica.
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 252
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 253
1937 - 2005
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 254
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 255
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 256
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 257
1937 - 2016
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 258
1937 - 2009
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 259
1937 - 2015
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 260
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 261
1937 - 2009
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 262
1937 - 2011
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 263
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 264
1929 - 2016
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 229
1938 - 2016
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 230
1947 - 2016
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 231
1926 - 2016
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 232
1945 - 2016
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 233
1915 - 2016
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 234
1937 - 2016
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 235
1919 - 2016
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 236
1930 - 2016
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 237
1932 - 2016
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 238
1938 - 2016
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 239
1946 - 2016
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 240
1943 - 2016
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 241
Among people born in United States, Merle Haggard ranks 4,860 out of 15,968. Before him are Sargent Shriver (1915), Maclyn McCarty (1911), Fred Thompson (1942), Steve Zahn (1967), Ann Curtis (1926), and Joan Blondell (1906). After him are Francis Scott Key (1779), Mark Pellegrino (1965), Connie Willis (1945), Jim Croce (1943), Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841), and Embeth Davidtz (1965).
1915 - 2011
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 4,854
1911 - 2005
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 4,855
1942 - 2015
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 4,856
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 4,857
1926 - 2012
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 4,858
1906 - 1979
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 4,859
1937 - 2016
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 4,860
1779 - 1843
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 4,861
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 4,862
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 4,863
1943 - 1973
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 4,864
1841 - 1935
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 4,865
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 4,866
Among singers born in United States, Merle Haggard ranks 248. Before him are Rita Coolidge (1945), Minnie Riperton (1947), Odetta (1930), Paula Abdul (1962), Eric Johnson (1954), and Dusty Hill (1949). After him are Demi Lovato (1992), Patti LaBelle (1944), Belinda Carlisle (1958), Andrea True (1943), Toni Braxton (1967), and Carl Wilson (1946).
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 242
1947 - 1979
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 243
1930 - 2008
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 244
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 245
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 246
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 247
1937 - 2016
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 248
1992 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 249
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 250
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 251
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 252
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 253
1946 - 1998
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 254