1923 - 2003
Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) was an American record producer. He was the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where he produced recordings by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Howlin' Wolf. Phillips played a major role in the development of rock and roll during the 1950s, launching the career of Presley. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Phillips has received more than 1,883,253 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Sam Phillips is the 809th most popular musician (down from 649th in 2019), the 4,048th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,325th in 2019) and the 273rd most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Sam Phillips ranks 809 out of 2,662. Before him are Ray Brown, Earl Hines, Dimebag Darrell, Peter Winter, Richard Galliano, and Carl Palmer. After him are Würzel, Bob Klose, Vasco Rossi, Mika, Freddie Hubbard, and Steve Jones.
1926 - 2002
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 803
1903 - 1983
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 804
1966 - 2004
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 805
1754 - 1825
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 806
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 807
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 808
1923 - 2003
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 809
1949 - 2011
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 810
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 811
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 812
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 813
1938 - 2008
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 814
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 815
Among people born in 1923, Sam Phillips ranks 185. Before him are Valentin Varennikov, Jorge María Mejía, Don Adams, Tonino Delli Colli, Glynis Johns, and Hjalmar Andersen. After him are Nazik Al-Malaika, Jean Delumeau, Harrison Dillard, Fatmawati, Gordon Jackson, and Stanisław Skrowaczewski. Among people deceased in 2003, Sam Phillips ranks 142. Before him are Luděk Pachman, Kir Bulychev, Augusto Monterroso, Paul Janssen, Nello Pagani, and Winston Graham. After him are Hope Lange, Lothar Emmerich, Lewis A. Coser, Martha Chase, Karl Kling, and Ahmadou Kourouma.
1923 - 2009
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 179
1923 - 2014
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 180
1923 - 2005
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 181
1923 - 2005
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 182
1923 - 2024
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 183
1923 - 2013
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 184
1923 - 2003
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 185
1923 - 2007
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 186
1923 - 2020
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 187
1923 - 2019
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 188
1923 - 1980
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 189
1923 - 1990
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 190
1923 - 2017
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 191
1924 - 2003
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 136
1934 - 2003
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 137
1921 - 2003
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 138
1926 - 2003
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 139
1911 - 2003
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 140
1908 - 2003
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 141
1923 - 2003
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 142
1933 - 2003
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 143
1941 - 2003
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 144
1913 - 2003
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 145
1927 - 2003
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 146
1910 - 2003
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 147
1927 - 2003
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 148
Among people born in United States, Sam Phillips ranks 4,048 out of 18,182. Before him are Vincent Gallo (1961), Giovanni Ribisi (1974), Blake Clark (1946), Antonin Scalia (1936), Kathleen Kennedy (1953), and Kristen Wiig (1973). After him are Judy Holliday (1921), James Pickens Jr. (1954), Lori Lightfoot (1962), Nile Rodgers (1952), William Forsythe (1949), and Joseph Strauss (1870).
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 4,042
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 4,043
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 4,044
1936 - 2016
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,045
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,046
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,047
1923 - 2003
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,048
1921 - 1965
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,049
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,050
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 4,051
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 4,052
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 4,053
1870 - 1938
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 4,054
Among musicians born in United States, Sam Phillips ranks 273. Before him are Berry Gordy (1929), Carmine Appice (1946), Bix Beiderbecke (1903), Ray Brown (1926), Earl Hines (1903), and Dimebag Darrell (1966). After him are Freddie Hubbard (1938), James Ingram (1952), Paul Gilbert (1966), Chuck Schuldiner (1967), Doug Clifford (1945), and Link Wray (1929).
1929 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 267
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 268
1903 - 1931
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 269
1926 - 2002
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 270
1903 - 1983
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 271
1966 - 2004
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 272
1923 - 2003
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 273
1938 - 2008
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 274
1952 - 2019
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 275
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 276
1967 - 2001
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 277
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 278
1929 - 2005
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 279