1949 - Today
Richard Thompson (born 3 April 1949) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Thompson first gained prominence in the late 1960s as the lead guitarist and songwriter for the folk rock group Fairport Convention, which he had co-founded in 1967. After departing the group in 1971, Thompson released his debut solo album Henry the Human Fly in 1972. The next year, he formed a duo with his wife Linda Thompson, which produced six albums, including the critically acclaimed I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974) and Shoot Out the Lights (1982). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Thompson has received more than 66,101 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Richard Thompson is the 1,587th most popular singer (down from 1,493rd in 2019), the 4,316th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,111th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular British Singer.
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Among singers, Richard Thompson ranks 1,587 out of 3,528. Before him are Agnes Obel, Marcella Bella, Duncan Laurence, Jeff Scott Soto, Thelma Houston, and Park Hyung-sik. After him are Pornsak Songsaeng, Arthur Alexander, Lloyd Price, Meja, Corinne Hermès, and Chris Barnes.
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 1,581
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 1,582
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 1,583
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 1,584
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 1,585
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 1,586
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 1,587
1960 - 2021
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 1,588
1940 - 1993
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 1,589
1933 - 2021
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 1,590
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 1,591
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 1,592
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 1,593
Among people born in 1949, Richard Thompson ranks 502. Before him are John Boehner, Roy Andersson, Mwepu Ilunga, Jerry Lawler, György Gedó, and Aslaug Dahl. After him are Bonnie J. Dunbar, Scott Turow, Lori Sandri, Christy Walton, Gloria Hendry, and Heini Hemmi.
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 496
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 497
1949 - 2015
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 498
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 499
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 500
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 501
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 502
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 503
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 504
1949 - 2014
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 505
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 506
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 507
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 508
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Thompson ranks 4,316 out of 7,765. Before him are John André (1750), Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866), Tom Clarke (1858), Leslie Johnson (1912), Jimmy Murphy (1910), and Alex Jennings (1957). After him are Michael Caton-Jones (1957), William of Newburgh (1130), Arthur Berry (1888), Jeremy Kemp (1935), Tony Trimmer (1943), and Mark Fisher (1968).
1750 - 1780
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 4,310
1866 - 1941
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 4,311
1858 - 1916
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 4,312
1912 - 1959
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 4,313
1910 - 1989
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 4,314
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 4,315
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 4,316
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 4,317
1130 - 1190
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 4,318
1888 - 1953
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 4,319
1935 - 2019
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 4,320
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 4,321
1968 - 2017
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 4,322
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Richard Thompson ranks 173. Before him are Allan Clarke (1942), Shirley Manson (1966), Vashti Bunyan (1945), Tony Christie (1943), Mark Owen (1972), and Barney Greenway (1969). After him are Duffy (1984), Dana Rosemary Scallon (1951), Justin Hayward (1946), Lynsey de Paul (1948), Skin (1967), and Tommy Steele (1936).
1942 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 167
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 168
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 169
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 170
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 171
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 172
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 173
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 174
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 175
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 176
1948 - 2014
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 177
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 178
1936 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 179