1892 - 1966
John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Hurt was raised in Avalon, Mississippi and taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. He worked as a sharecropper and began playing at dances and parties, singing to a melodious fingerpicked accompaniment. His first recordings, made for Okeh Records in 1928, were commercial failures, and he continued to work as a farmer. Dick Spottswood and Tom Hoskins, a blues enthusiast, located Hurt in 1963 and persuaded him to move to Washington, D.C. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mississippi John Hurt has received more than 774,551 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Mississippi John Hurt is the 980th most popular singer (down from 770th in 2019), the 5,347th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,317th in 2019) and the 277th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 980 out of 3,528. Before him are Garou, Margaret Price, Aino Ackté, Little Walter, Hoagy Carmichael, and Marc Almond. After him are Kirsti Sparboe, Pierre Gaveaux, Adam Lambert, Lill Lindfors, Clare Torry, and Helene Fischer.
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 974
1941 - 2011
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 975
1876 - 1944
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 976
1930 - 1968
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 977
1899 - 1981
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 978
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 979
1892 - 1966
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 980
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 981
1761 - 1825
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 982
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 983
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 984
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 985
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 986
Among people born in 1892, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 184. Before him are Fritz Kortner, Artur Rodziński, Mieczysław Horszowski, Francesca Bertini, Peter Romanovsky, and Mahadev Desai. After him are Ólafur Thors, Hal Foster, Kiyotake Kawaguchi, Jaan Kikkas, Wendell Willkie, and Peter Doi. Among people deceased in 1966, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 127. Before him are Christian Herter, Jan Brzechwa, Emil Julius Gumbel, John Taylor, Dirk Brouwer, and Robert Charpentier. After him are Eva Justin, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Brian O'Nolan, Anna Langfus, Cordwainer Smith, and Elizabeth Christ Trump.
1892 - 1970
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 178
1892 - 1958
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 179
1892 - 1993
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 180
1892 - 1985
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 181
1892 - 1964
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 182
1892 - 1942
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 183
1892 - 1966
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 184
1892 - 1964
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 185
1892 - 1982
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 186
1892 - 1961
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 187
1892 - 1944
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 188
1892 - 1944
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 189
1892 - 1970
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 190
1895 - 1966
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 121
1898 - 1966
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 122
1891 - 1966
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 123
1933 - 1966
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 124
1902 - 1966
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 125
1916 - 1966
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 126
1892 - 1966
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 127
1909 - 1966
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 128
1869 - 1966
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 129
1911 - 1966
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 130
1920 - 1966
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 131
1913 - 1966
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 132
1880 - 1966
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 133
Among people born in United States, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 5,347 out of 18,182. Before him are Caroline Harrison (1832), Pearl White (1889), Margaret Weis (1948), David Rittenhouse (1732), Manny Ayulo (1921), and Billie Burke (1884). After him are John Warner (1927), Carl Icahn (1936), Willis Reed (1942), Phyllis Schlafly (1924), Kim Raver (1969), and Kim Dickens (1965).
1832 - 1892
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5,341
1889 - 1938
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 5,342
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,343
1732 - 1796
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,344
1921 - 1955
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,345
1884 - 1970
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,346
1892 - 1966
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,347
1927 - 2021
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,348
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 5,349
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 5,350
1924 - 2016
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 5,351
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 5,352
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 5,353
Among singers born in United States, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 277. Before him are Tammy Wynette (1942), Ted Neeley (1943), Carmen McRae (1922), Mark Tornillo (1954), Little Walter (1930), and Hoagy Carmichael (1899). After him are Adam Lambert (1982), Ethel Waters (1896), Luther Vandross (1951), Nas (1973), Bobby Bland (1930), and Shirley Verrett (1931).
1942 - 1998
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 271
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 272
1922 - 1994
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 273
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 274
1930 - 1968
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 275
1899 - 1981
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 276
1892 - 1966
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 277
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 278
1896 - 1977
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 279
1951 - 2005
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 280
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 281
1930 - 2013
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 282
1931 - 2010
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 283