1949 - 1986
Philip Parris Lynott (, LIE-not; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Lynott has received more than 5,979,018 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Lynott is the 584th most popular musician (down from 541st in 2019), the 1,820th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,697th in 2019) and the 108th most popular British Musician.
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Among musicians, Phil Lynott ranks 584 out of 2,662. Before him are Eric Woolfson, Edgar Froese, DJ BoBo, Victor Young, Tim Rice, and Paul Tortelier. After him are Al Di Meola, Lee Morgan, Ma Rainey, Carl Flesch, Walter Gieseking, and Alan Wilder.
1945 - 2009
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 578
1944 - 2015
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 579
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 580
1900 - 1956
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 581
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 582
1914 - 1990
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 583
1949 - 1986
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 584
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 585
1938 - 1972
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 586
1886 - 1939
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 587
1873 - 1944
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 588
1895 - 1956
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 589
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 590
Among people born in 1949, Phil Lynott ranks 169. Before him are John Wetton, Walid Jumblatt, Judith Resnik, Jeremy Corbyn, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and Nebojša Radmanović. After him are Massimo D'Alema, Slavenka Drakulić, George Friedman, Brent Spiner, Michio Yasuda, and Frank Beard. Among people deceased in 1986, Phil Lynott ranks 101. Before him are Vitaly Abalakov, Helen B. Taussig, Valentin Kataev, Judith Resnik, Scatman Crothers, and Princess Yolanda of Savoy. After him are Dick Scobee, Raúl Prebisch, Elisabeth Bergner, Artur London, Liu Bocheng, and Desi Arnaz.
1949 - 2017
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 163
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 164
1949 - 1986
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 165
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 166
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 167
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 168
1949 - 1986
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 169
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 170
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 171
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 172
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 173
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 174
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 175
1906 - 1986
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 95
1898 - 1986
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 96
1897 - 1986
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 97
1949 - 1986
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 98
1910 - 1986
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 99
1901 - 1986
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 100
1949 - 1986
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 101
1939 - 1986
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 102
1901 - 1986
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 103
1897 - 1986
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 104
1915 - 1986
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 105
1892 - 1986
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 106
1917 - 1986
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 107
Among people born in United Kingdom, Phil Lynott ranks 1,820 out of 7,765. Before him are Spencer Perceval (1762), John Lydon (1956), Stephen Langton (1150), J. F. C. Fuller (1878), Tim Rice (1944), and John Fastolf (1380). After him are Charles Barry (1795), Henry Percy (1364), Ian Callaghan (1942), Alan Sillitoe (1928), William Renshaw (1861), and Robert Catesby (1573).
1762 - 1812
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,814
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,815
1150 - 1228
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 1,816
1878 - 1966
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,817
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,818
1380 - 1459
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,819
1949 - 1986
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,820
1795 - 1860
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,821
1364 - 1403
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,822
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,823
1928 - 2010
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,824
1861 - 1904
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 1,825
1573 - 1605
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 1,826
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Phil Lynott ranks 108. Before him are Nick Simper (1945), Andy Fletcher (1961), Dido (1971), David A. Stewart (1952), Eric Woolfson (1945), and Tim Rice (1944). After him are Alan Wilder (1959), Tony Sheridan (1940), Hilton Valentine (1943), Elvis Costello (1954), David Knopfler (1952), and Mark Hollis (1955).
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 102
1961 - 2022
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 103
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 104
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 105
1945 - 2009
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 106
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 107
1949 - 1986
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 108
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 109
1940 - 2013
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 110
1943 - 2021
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 111
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 112
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 113
1955 - 2019
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 114