1917 - 2001
Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels, including Chess Records and Sun Records in the 1950s, before becoming established in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rufus Thomas has received more than 574,481 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Rufus Thomas is the 1,485th most popular singer (down from 1,374th in 2019), the 7,884th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,514th in 2019) and the 388th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Rufus Thomas ranks 1,485 out of 3,528. Before him are Conny Vandenbos, Raf, Apl.de.ap, Najwa Karam, Zemfira, and Christina Milian. After him are Billy Eckstine, Sally Yeh, Lio, Imany, Paulo de Carvalho, and Elisabeth Andreassen.
1937 - 2002
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 1,479
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 1,480
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 1,481
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 1,482
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 1,483
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 1,484
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 1,485
1914 - 1993
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 1,486
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 1,487
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 1,488
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 1,489
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 1,490
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 1,491
Among people born in 1917, Rufus Thomas ranks 255. Before him are Yahya Petra of Kelantan, Freddie Francis, Gwendolyn Brooks, Wenche Foss, Tadd Dameron, and Nils Täpp. After him are Ibrahim Shams, Carlo Cassola, Jo Stafford, Simon Slåttvik, Reidar Liaklev, and Arne Sucksdorff. Among people deceased in 2001, Rufus Thomas ranks 229. Before him are Sergio Mantovani, Sachiko Hidari, Pavel Sadyrin, Villy Sørensen, Delia Derbyshire, and Margaretha Krook. After him are Giancarlo Brusati, Ibrahim Shams, Marita Petersen, Simon Slåttvik, Arne Sucksdorff, and Leonid Osyka.
1917 - 1979
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 249
1917 - 2007
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 250
1917 - 2000
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 251
1917 - 2011
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 252
1917 - 1965
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 253
1917 - 2000
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 254
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 255
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 256
1917 - 1987
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 257
1917 - 2008
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 258
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 259
1917 - 2006
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 260
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 261
1929 - 2001
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 223
1930 - 2001
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 224
1942 - 2001
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 225
1929 - 2001
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 226
1937 - 2001
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 227
1925 - 2001
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 228
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 229
1910 - 2001
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 230
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 231
1940 - 2001
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 232
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 233
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 234
1940 - 2001
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 235
Among people born in United States, Rufus Thomas ranks 7,884 out of 18,182. Before him are Robert L. Forward (1932), Frank Robinson (1935), James Crafts (1839), Ty Hardin (1930), Christina Milian (1981), and Carol Kaye (1935). After him are David Ige (1957), Chanel Preston (1985), Lauren Shuler Donner (1949), Helen Ferguson (1901), Buck Angel (1962), and Jesse Metcalfe (1978).
1932 - 2002
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 7,878
1935 - 2019
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 7,879
1839 - 1917
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 7,880
1930 - 2017
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 7,881
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 7,882
1935 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 7,883
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 7,884
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 7,885
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 7,886
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 7,887
1901 - 1977
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 7,888
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 7,889
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 7,890
Among singers born in United States, Rufus Thomas ranks 388. Before him are King Curtis (1934), Reba McEntire (1955), Toni Basil (1943), Wiz Khalifa (1987), Andra Day (1984), and Christina Milian (1981). After him are Billy Eckstine (1914), Randy Jones (1952), Charles Brown (1922), Lil Nas X (1999), Frederica von Stade (1945), and Jo Stafford (1917).
1934 - 1971
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 382
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 383
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 384
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 385
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 386
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 387
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 388
1914 - 1993
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 389
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 390
1922 - 1999
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 391
1999 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 392
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 393
1917 - 2008
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 394