1946 - Today
Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, and author whose 1975 debut album Horses elevated her as an influential member of the New York City-based punk rock movement of the 1970s. Smith has fused rock and poetry in her work. In 1978, her most widely known song, "Because the Night", co-written with Bruce Springsteen, reached 13th on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and fifth on the UK Singles Chart. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patti Smith has received more than 11,382,700 page views. Her biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Patti Smith is the 36th most popular singer (down from 26th in 2019), the 224th most popular biography from United States (down from 178th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Singer.
Patti Smith is most famous for her book "Just Kids" which is a memoir of her early life with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
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Among singers, Patti Smith ranks 36 out of 3,528. Before her are Brian Johnson, Whitney Houston, Barry White, Nana Mouskouri, James Brown, and Jacques Brel. After her are Plácido Domingo, Nico, Amanda Lear, Andrea Bocelli, Ozzy Osbourne, and Joe Dassin.
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 30
1963 - 2012
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 31
1944 - 2003
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 32
1934 - Present
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 33
1933 - 2006
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 34
1929 - 1978
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 35
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 36
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 37
1938 - 1988
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 38
1939 - Present
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 39
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 40
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 41
1938 - 1980
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 42
Among people born in 1946, Patti Smith ranks 18. Before her are Gianni Versace, Sonia Gandhi, David Lynch, Charlotte Rampling, Bon Scott, and George Best. After her are Tommy Lee Jones, Benny Andersson, Mireille Mathieu, Jane Birkin, Diane Keaton, and David Gilmour.
1946 - 1997
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 12
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 13
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 14
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 15
1946 - 1980
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 16
1946 - 2005
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 17
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 18
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 19
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 20
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 21
1946 - 2023
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 22
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 23
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 24
Among people born in United States, Patti Smith ranks 224 out of 18,182. Before her are Edwin McMillan (1907), Walt Whitman (1819), John Travolta (1954), Tim Cook (1960), Andrew Jackson (1767), and Robert Wadlow (1918). After her are Charles Sanders Peirce (1839), Tommy Lee Jones (1946), Orson Welles (1915), Colonel Sanders (1890), Cameron Diaz (1972), and Michael Jordan (1963).
1907 - 1991
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 218
1819 - 1892
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 219
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 220
1960 - Present
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 221
1767 - 1845
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 222
1918 - 1940
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 223
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 224
1839 - 1914
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 225
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 226
1915 - 1985
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 227
1890 - 1980
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 228
1972 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 229
1963 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 230
Among singers born in United States, Patti Smith ranks 16. Before her are Barbra Streisand (1942), Tupac Shakur (1971), Johnny Cash (1932), Whitney Houston (1963), Barry White (1944), and James Brown (1933). After her are Joe Dassin (1938), Nina Simone (1933), Billie Holiday (1915), Ella Fitzgerald (1917), 50 Cent (1975), and Jennifer Lopez (1969).
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 10
1971 - 1996
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 11
1932 - 2003
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 12
1963 - 2012
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 13
1944 - 2003
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 14
1933 - 2006
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 15
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 16
1938 - 1980
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 17
1933 - 2003
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 18
1915 - 1959
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 19
1917 - 1996
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 20
1975 - Present
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 21
1969 - Present
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 22