1958 - 2009
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Jackson has received more than 67,205,365 page views. His biography is available in 247 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 237 in 2019). Michael Jackson is the 3rd most popular musician (up from 6th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from United States (up from 29th in 2019) and the most popular American Musician.
Michael Jackson is most famous for being an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. He was the lead singer of the Jackson 5, and was known as the "King of Pop."
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Among musicians, Michael Jackson ranks 3 out of 2,662. Before him are Freddie Mercury and Bob Marley. After him are Niccolò Paganini, Franz Liszt, John Lennon, Louis Armstrong, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Leonard Cohen, Elton John, and Clara Schumann.
1946 - 1991
HPI: 87.01
Rank: 1
1945 - 1981
HPI: 84.72
Rank: 2
1958 - 2009
HPI: 82.75
Rank: 3
1782 - 1840
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 4
1811 - 1886
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 5
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 6
1901 - 1971
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 7
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 8
1942 - 1970
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 9
1934 - 2016
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 11
1819 - 1896
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1958, Michael Jackson ranks 1. After him are Madonna, Ursula von der Leyen, Olaf Scholz, Alec Baldwin, Andrea Bocelli, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Tim Burton, Gary Oldman, Viggo Mortensen, and Sharon Stone. Among people deceased in 2009, Michael Jackson ranks 1. After him are Patrick Swayze, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Kim Dae-jung, Paul Samuelson, Pina Bausch, Roh Moo-hyun, David Carradine, Aage Bohr, Maurice Jarre, Millvina Dean, and Farrah Fawcett.
1958 - 2009
HPI: 82.75
Rank: 1
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 2
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 3
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 4
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 5
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 6
1958 - Present
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 7
1958 - Present
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 8
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 9
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 10
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 11
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 12
1958 - 2009
HPI: 82.75
Rank: 1
1952 - 2009
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 2
1908 - 2009
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 3
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 4
1915 - 2009
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 5
1940 - 2009
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 6
1946 - 2009
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 7
1936 - 2009
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 8
1922 - 2009
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 9
1924 - 2009
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 10
1912 - 2009
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 11
1947 - 2009
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, Michael Jackson ranks 24 out of 18,182. Before him are John F. Kennedy (1917), Elvis Presley (1935), Bruce Lee (1940), James K. Polk (1795), Hillary Clinton (1947), and Ronald Reagan (1911). After him are Ernest Hemingway (1899), Joe Biden (1942), George Washington (1732), Walt Disney (1901), Aretha Franklin (1942), and Martin Scorsese (1942).
1917 - 1963
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 18
1935 - 1977
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 19
1940 - 1973
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 20
1795 - 1849
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 21
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.95
Rank: 22
1911 - 2004
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 23
1958 - 2009
HPI: 82.75
Rank: 24
1899 - 1961
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 25
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.47
Rank: 26
1732 - 1799
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 27
1901 - 1966
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 28
1942 - 2018
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 29
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 30
Among musicians born in United States, Michael Jackson ranks 1. After him are Louis Armstrong (1901), Bob Dylan (1941), Jimi Hendrix (1942), Madonna (1958), Ray Charles (1930), Scatman John (1942), Miles Davis (1926), Frank Zappa (1940), Ronnie James Dio (1942), B.B. King (1925), and Brian Wilson (1942).
1958 - 2009
HPI: 82.75
Rank: 1
1901 - 1971
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 2
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 3
1942 - 1970
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 4
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 5
1930 - 2004
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 6
1942 - 1999
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 7
1926 - 1991
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 8
1940 - 1993
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 9
1942 - 2010
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 10
1925 - 2015
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 11
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 12