1911 - 1938
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Although his recording career spanned only seven months, he is recognized as a master of the blues, particularly the Delta blues style, and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Johnson has received more than 8,163,837 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Robert Johnson is the 58th most popular musician, the 359th most popular biography from United States (up from 360th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Musician.
Robert Johnson is most famous for his recordings of blues music, which were made in the 1930s.
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Among musicians, Robert Johnson ranks 58 out of 2,662. Before him are Isaac Albéniz, Baroness Mary Vetsera, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Page, Victor Borge, and Charlie Parker. After him are Ritchie Blackmore, Giorgio Moroder, Pablo Casals, Glenn Gould, Pablo de Sarasate, and Chet Baker.
1860 - 1909
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 52
1871 - 1889
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 53
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 54
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 55
1909 - 2000
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 56
1920 - 1955
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 57
1911 - 1938
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 58
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 59
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 60
1876 - 1973
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 61
1932 - 1982
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 62
1844 - 1908
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 63
1929 - 1988
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 64
Among people born in 1911, Robert Johnson ranks 17. Before him are William Golding, Todor Zhivkov, Võ Nguyên Giáp, Marshall McLuhan, Czesław Miłosz, and Jack Ruby. After him are Mikhail Botvinnik, Tennessee Williams, Melvin Calvin, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, William Alfred Fowler, and Wilhelm Mohnke. Among people deceased in 1938, Robert Johnson ranks 13. Before him are Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Béla Kun, Nikolai Bukharin, Karl Kautsky, Faustina Kowalska, and Charles Édouard Guillaume. After him are Alexei Rykov, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Carl von Ossietzky, Genrikh Yagoda, Marie of Romania, and Muhammad Iqbal.
1911 - 1993
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 11
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 12
1911 - 2013
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 13
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 14
1911 - 2004
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 15
1911 - 1967
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 16
1911 - 1938
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 17
1911 - 1995
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 18
1911 - 1983
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 19
1911 - 1997
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 20
1911 - 2004
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 21
1911 - 1995
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 22
1911 - 2001
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 23
1880 - 1938
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 7
1886 - 1938
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 8
1888 - 1938
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 9
1854 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 10
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 11
1861 - 1938
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 12
1911 - 1938
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 13
1881 - 1938
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 14
1863 - 1938
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 15
1889 - 1938
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 16
1891 - 1938
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 17
1875 - 1938
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 18
1877 - 1938
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 19
Among people born in United States, Robert Johnson ranks 359 out of 18,182. Before him are Robert Forster (1941), James A. Garfield (1831), 50 Cent (1975), Arthur Compton (1892), Jack Lemmon (1925), and Henry James (1843). After him are Jefferson Davis (1808), Hugh Hefner (1926), Zodiac Killer (1940), Herbert A. Simon (1916), Mickey Rourke (1952), and Ed Gein (1906).
1941 - 2019
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 353
1831 - 1881
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 354
1975 - Present
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 355
1892 - 1962
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 356
1925 - 2001
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 357
1843 - 1916
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 358
1911 - 1938
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 359
1808 - 1889
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 360
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 361
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 362
1916 - 2001
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 363
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 364
1906 - 1984
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 365
Among musicians born in United States, Robert Johnson ranks 16. Before him are Ronnie James Dio (1942), B.B. King (1925), Brian Wilson (1942), Bruce Springsteen (1949), Chuck Berry (1926), and Charlie Parker (1920). After him are Chet Baker (1929), Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959), Cliff Burton (1962), Iggy Pop (1947), Yehudi Menuhin (1916), and John Coltrane (1926).
1942 - 2010
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 10
1925 - 2015
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 11
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 12
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 13
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 14
1920 - 1955
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 15
1911 - 1938
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 16
1929 - 1988
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 17
1959 - 1997
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 18
1962 - 1986
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 19
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 20
1916 - 1999
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 21
1926 - 1967
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 22