1951 - Today
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number one singles and seven US number one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists, and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Collins has received more than 25,846,816 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Phil Collins is the 54th most popular singer (down from 44th in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 252nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Singer.
Phil Collins is most famous for his work with Genesis, as well as his solo career. He has won seven Grammy Awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Among singers, Phil Collins ranks 54 out of 3,528. Before him are Billie Holiday, Joe Cocker, José Carreras, Celine Dion, Ella Fitzgerald, and George Michael. After him are 50 Cent, Jennifer Lopez, Kurt Cobain, Sarah Vaughan, Stevie Wonder, and Eminem.
1915 - 1959
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 48
1944 - 2014
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 49
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 50
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 51
1917 - 1996
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 52
1963 - 2016
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 53
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 54
1975 - Present
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 55
1969 - Present
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 56
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 57
1924 - 1990
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 58
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 59
1972 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 60
Among people born in 1951, Phil Collins ranks 5. Before him are Robin Williams, John Deacon, Ilona Staller, and Sting. After him are Louis van Gaal, Kurt Russell, Geoffrey Rush, Michelle Bachelet, Santiago Calatrava, Stellan Skarsgård, and Mohamed Morsi.
1951 - 2014
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 1
1951 - Present
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 2
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 3
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 4
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 5
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 6
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 7
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 8
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 9
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 10
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 11
1951 - 2019
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, Phil Collins ranks 287 out of 7,765. Before him are Daniel Day-Lewis (1957), Anne Brontë (1820), Cyrano de Bergerac (1619), George Michael (1963), William Wordsworth (1770), and William Ramsay (1852). After him are Vanessa Redgrave (1937), Gary Oldman (1958), Ælla of Northumbria (800), Ritchie Blackmore (1945), Ken Follett (1949), and Peter Sellers (1925).
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 281
1820 - 1849
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 282
1619 - 1655
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 283
1963 - 2016
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 284
1770 - 1850
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 285
1852 - 1916
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 286
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 287
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 288
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 289
800 - 867
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 290
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 291
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 292
1925 - 1980
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 293
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Phil Collins ranks 7. Before him are David Bowie (1947), Mick Jagger (1943), Brian Johnson (1947), Ozzy Osbourne (1948), Joe Cocker (1944), and George Michael (1963). After him are Rod Stewart (1945), Ian Gillan (1945), Kate Bush (1958), Marianne Faithfull (1946), Bonnie Tyler (1951), and Morrissey (1959).
1947 - 2016
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 1
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 2
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 3
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 4
1944 - 2014
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 5
1963 - 2016
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 6
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