1958 - 2016
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016), mononymously known as Prince, was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, dancer, actor, and director. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prince has received more than 2,256,642 page views. His biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 86 in 2019). Prince is the 86th most popular singer (down from 83rd in 2019), the 592nd most popular biography from United States (down from 548th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Singer.
Prince is most famous for his album "Purple Rain" and his song "When Doves Cry."
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Among singers, Prince ranks 86 out of 3,541. Before him are Bing Crosby, Domenico Modugno, Robert Plant, Salvatore Adamo, Celine Dion, and Gigliola Cinquetti. After him are Enrique Iglesias, Jenny Lind, Dolly Parton, Gwen Stefani, Kenny Rogers, and Lys Assia.
1903 - 1977
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 80
1928 - 1994
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 81
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 82
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 83
1968 - Present
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 84
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 85
1958 - 2016
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 86
1975 - Present
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 87
1820 - 1887
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 88
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 89
1969 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 90
1938 - 2020
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 91
1924 - 2018
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 92
Among people born in 1958, Prince ranks 12. Before him are Gary Oldman, Tim Burton, Sharon Stone, Viggo Mortensen, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Albert II, Prince of Monaco. After him are Mehmet Ali Ağca, Kate Bush, Ice-T, Alec Baldwin, Marie Fredriksson, and Quique Setién. Among people deceased in 2016, Prince ranks 30. Before him are Abbas Kiarostami, George Michael, Harper Lee, Nancy Reagan, Carrie Fisher, and Elie Wiesel. After him are John Glenn, Bernardo Provenzano, Andrzej Żuławski, Gene Wilder, Viktor Korchnoi, and Hilary Putnam.
1958 - Present
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 6
1958 - Present
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 7
1958 - Present
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 8
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 9
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 10
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 11
1958 - 2016
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 12
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 13
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 14
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 15
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 16
1958 - 2019
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 17
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 18
1940 - 2016
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 24
1963 - 2016
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 25
1926 - 2016
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 26
1921 - 2016
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 27
1956 - 2016
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 28
1928 - 2016
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 29
1958 - 2016
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 30
1921 - 2016
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 31
1933 - 2016
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 32
1940 - 2016
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 33
1933 - 2016
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 34
1931 - 2016
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 35
1926 - 2016
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 36
Among people born in United States, Prince ranks 592 out of 15,968. Before him are Bradley Cooper (1975), Reese Witherspoon (1976), Mia Farrow (1945), Carl Barks (1901), Priscilla Presley (1945), and Nelson Rockefeller (1908). After him are Dean Koontz (1945), Gene Kelly (1912), Richard Meier (1934), Talia Shire (1946), John Deere (1804), and Margaret Keane (1927).
1975 - Present
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 586
1976 - Present
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 587
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 588
1901 - 2000
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 589
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 590
1908 - 1979
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 591
1958 - 2016
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 592
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 593
1912 - 1996
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 594
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 595
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 596
1804 - 1886
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 597
1927 - Present
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 598
Among singers born in United States, Prince ranks 36. Before him are 50 Cent (1975), Billie Holiday (1915), Florence Foster Jenkins (1868), Steven Tyler (1948), Nancy Sinatra (1940), and Bing Crosby (1903). After him are Dolly Parton (1946), Gwen Stefani (1969), Kenny Rogers (1938), Diana Ross (1944), Donna Summer (1948), and Roy Orbison (1936).
1975 - Present
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 30
1915 - 1959
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 31
1868 - 1944
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 32
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 33
1940 - Present
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 34
1903 - 1977
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 35
1958 - 2016
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 36
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 37
1969 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 38
1938 - 2020
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 39
1944 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 40
1948 - 2012
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 41
1936 - 1988
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 42