1942 - Today
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record and film producer who gained worldwide fame as co-lead vocalist and bassist for the Beatles. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon remains the most successful in history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul McCartney has received more than 22,250,887 page views. His biography is available in 116 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 112 in 2019). Paul McCartney is the 8th most popular musician (up from 11th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 68th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Musician.
Paul McCartney is most famous for being a member of the Beatles, and for being a songwriter.
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Among musicians, Paul McCartney ranks 8 out of 2,675. Before him are Bob Marley, Franz Liszt, John Lennon, Niccolò Paganini, Michael Jackson, and Louis Armstrong. After him are Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Ringo Starr, Leopold Mozart, and Clara Schumann.
1945 - 1981
HPI: 88.07
Rank: 2
1811 - 1886
HPI: 87.16
Rank: 3
1940 - 1980
HPI: 86.39
Rank: 4
1782 - 1840
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 5
1958 - 2009
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 6
1901 - 1971
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 7
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.79
Rank: 8
1934 - 2016
HPI: 82.10
Rank: 9
1941 - Present
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 10
1942 - 1970
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 11
1940 - Present
HPI: 81.54
Rank: 12
1719 - 1787
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 13
1819 - 1896
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 14
Among people born in 1942, Paul McCartney ranks 6. Before him are Muhammad Ali, Stephen Hawking, Martin Scorsese, Muammar Gaddafi, and Amitabh Bachchan. After him are Joe Biden, Eusébio, Jimi Hendrix, Ratko Mladić, Hu Jintao, and Harrison Ford.
1942 - 2016
HPI: 91.42
Rank: 1
1942 - 2018
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 2
1942 - Present
HPI: 86.49
Rank: 3
1942 - 2011
HPI: 85.44
Rank: 4
1942 - Present
HPI: 84.82
Rank: 5
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.79
Rank: 6
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 7
1942 - 2014
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 8
1942 - 1970
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 9
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 10
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 11
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.09
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul McCartney ranks 67 out of 6,924. Before him are David Ricardo (1772), Edward VI of England (1537), George VI (1895), Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930), Henry VII of England (1457), and Mary Shelley (1797). After him are James VI and I (1566), Elizabeth Taylor (1932), Herbert Spencer (1820), Guy Fawkes (1570), Edward III of England (1312), and Edward I of England (1239).
1772 - 1823
HPI: 83.23
Rank: 61
1537 - 1553
HPI: 83.09
Rank: 62
1895 - 1952
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 63
1930 - 2002
HPI: 82.98
Rank: 64
1457 - 1509
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 65
1797 - 1851
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 66
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.79
Rank: 67
1566 - 1625
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 68
1932 - 2011
HPI: 82.50
Rank: 69
1820 - 1903
HPI: 82.40
Rank: 70
1570 - 1606
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 71
1312 - 1377
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 72
1239 - 1307
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 73
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Paul McCartney ranks 2. Before him are John Lennon (1940). After him are Ringo Starr (1940), George Harrison (1943), Elton John (1947), Brian May (1947), Cat Stevens (1948), Eric Clapton (1945), Mark Knopfler (1949), Jeff Beck (1944), Bon Scott (1946), and Keith Richards (1943).
1940 - 1980
HPI: 86.39
Rank: 1
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.79
Rank: 2
1940 - Present
HPI: 81.54
Rank: 3
1943 - 2001
HPI: 80.76
Rank: 4
1947 - Present
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 5
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 6
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 7
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 8
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 9
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 10
1946 - 1980
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 11
1943 - Present
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 12