1949 - 1986
Philip Parris Lynott (, LIE-not; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish singer, musician, and songwriter. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Lynott has received more than 4,495,873 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Phil Lynott is the 541st most popular musician (up from 620th in 2019), the 1,698th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,851st in 2019) and the 101st most popular British Musician.
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Among musicians, Phil Lynott ranks 541 out of 2,675. Before him are Artie Shaw, Benny Golson, András Schiff, Âşık Veysel, DJ BoBo, and Ewa Demarczyk. After him are Sia, David Foster, John Lewis, Steve Howe, Alan Menken, and Marty Friedman.
1910 - 2004
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 535
1929 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 536
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 537
1894 - 1973
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 538
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 539
1941 - 2020
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 540
1949 - 1986
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 541
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 542
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 543
1920 - 2001
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 544
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 545
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 546
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 547
Among people born in 1949, Phil Lynott ranks 138. Before him are Lindsay Wagner, Steve Perry, Walid Jumblatt, Paul Rodgers, Michael W. Young, and John Savage. After him are David Foster, Alan Menken, Christopher Hitchens, Georges Leekens, Leopoldo Luque, and John Toshack. Among people deceased in 1986, Phil Lynott ranks 93. Before him are Pierre Fournier, Arthur Grumiaux, Aleksandr Akimov, Cheikh Anta Diop, Scatman Crothers, and Ding Ling. After him are Roy Cohn, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Liu Bocheng, Dick Scobee, John Bagot Glubb, and Valentin Kataev.
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 132
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 133
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 134
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 135
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 136
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 137
1949 - 1986
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 138
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 139
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 140
1949 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 141
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 142
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 143
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 144
1906 - 1986
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 87
1921 - 1986
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 88
1953 - 1986
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 89
1923 - 1986
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 90
1910 - 1986
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 91
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 92
1949 - 1986
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 93
1927 - 1986
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 94
1894 - 1986
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 95
1892 - 1986
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 96
1939 - 1986
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 97
1897 - 1986
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 98
1897 - 1986
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 99
Among people born in United Kingdom, Phil Lynott ranks 1,698 out of 6,924. Before him are James Cosmo (1947), Robert Blake (1599), George Green (1793), Dunstan (909), Stuart Lewis-Evans (1930), and Karen Armstrong (1944). After him are Matthew Flinders (1774), Hugh Hudson (1936), James Fox (1939), William Beckford (1760), George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608), and Tom Hiddleston (1981).
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 1,692
1599 - 1657
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 1,693
1793 - 1841
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 1,694
909 - 988
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 1,695
1930 - 1958
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 1,696
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 1,697
1949 - 1986
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 1,698
1774 - 1814
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 1,699
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 1,700
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 1,701
1760 - 1844
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 1,702
1608 - 1670
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 1,703
1981 - Present
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 1,704
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Phil Lynott ranks 101. Before him are Thom Yorke (1968), Paul Rodgers (1949), Nick Simper (1945), Robert Wyatt (1945), Martin Birch (1948), and Chris Martin (1977). After him are Steve Howe (1947), Roger Hodgson (1950), The Edge (1961), Dido (1971), Vince Clarke (1960), and Clive Burr (1957).
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 95
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 96
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 97
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 98
1948 - 2020
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 99
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 100
1949 - 1986
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 101
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 102
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 103
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 104
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 105
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 106
1957 - 2013
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 107