1959 - Today
Steven Patrick Morrissey ( MORR-iss-ee; born 22 May 1959), known mononymously as Morrissey, is an English singer, songwriter and author. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then, he has pursued a successful solo career. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Morrissey has received more than 10,434,897 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Morrissey is the 94th most popular singer (up from 95th in 2019), the 450th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 462nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Singer.
Morrissey is most famous for being the lead singer of the rock band The Smiths.
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Among singers, Morrissey ranks 94 out of 3,528. Before him are Enrique Iglesias, Georges Moustaki, Art Garfunkel, Meat Loaf, Yma Sumac, and Robin Gibb. After him are Robert Plant, Mercedes Sosa, Gloria Gaynor, Donna Summer, Alla Pugacheva, and Gigliola Cinquetti.
1975 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 88
1934 - 2013
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 89
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 90
1947 - 2022
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 91
1923 - 2008
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 92
1949 - 2012
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 93
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 94
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 95
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 96
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 97
1948 - 2012
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 98
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 99
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 100
Among people born in 1959, Morrissey ranks 7. Before him are Carlo Ancelotti, Jens Stoltenberg, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Luc Besson, Kevin Spacey, and Klaus Iohannis. After him are János Áder, Emma Thompson, Evo Morales, Bryan Adams, Sean Bean, and Ken Watanabe.
1959 - Present
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 1
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 2
1959 - 1997
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 3
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 4
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 5
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 6
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 7
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 8
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 9
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 10
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 11
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 12
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 13
Among people born in United Kingdom, Morrissey ranks 450 out of 7,765. Before him are David Attenborough (1926), James I of Scotland (1394), Robert II of Scotland (1316), Kate Winslet (1975), Thomas Harriot (1560), and Charles Dance (1946). After him are Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Robert Plant (1948), William Shockley (1910), Mike Oldfield (1953), and Tony Scott (1944).
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 444
1394 - 1437
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 445
1316 - 1390
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 446
1975 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 447
1560 - 1621
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 448
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 449
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 450
1020 - 1076
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 451
1863 - 1950
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 452
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 453
1910 - 1989
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 454
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 455
1944 - 2012
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 456
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Morrissey ranks 13. Before him are Phil Collins (1951), Rod Stewart (1945), Ian Gillan (1945), Kate Bush (1958), Marianne Faithfull (1946), and Bonnie Tyler (1951). After him are Robert Plant (1948), Annie Lennox (1954), Eric Burdon (1941), Peter Gabriel (1950), Tom Jones (1940), and Bruce Dickinson (1958).
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 7
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 8
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 9
1958 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 10
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 11
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 12
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 13
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 14
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 15
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 16
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 17
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 18
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 19