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 1,354,605 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Sam Phillips is the 649th most popular musician (up from 763rd in 2019), the 3,326th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,715th in 2019) and the 222nd most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Sam Phillips ranks 649 out of 2,675. Before him are Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Kenny Loggins, Jorge Bolet, Tom Araya, K. K. Downing, and Bix Beiderbecke. After him are Giovanni Sgambati, Nelson Freire, Jörg Demus, Vasco Rossi, Joan Jett, and David Knopfler.
1812 - 1865
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 643
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 644
1914 - 1990
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 645
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 646
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 647
1903 - 1931
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 648
1923 - 2003
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 649
1841 - 1914
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 650
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 651
1928 - 2019
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 652
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 653
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 654
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 655
Among people born in 1923, Sam Phillips ranks 154. Before him are Jorge María Mejía, Joseph Weizenbaum, Bob Dole, Elisabeth Becker, Oskar Fischer, and Inge Morath. After him are Faas Wilkes, Loriot, Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Dimitrios Ioannidis, Carl Djerassi, and Jozef Lenárt. Among people deceased in 2003, Sam Phillips ranks 118. Before him are Kerim Kerimov, John Ritter, Karel Kosík, Milton George Henschel, Winston Graham, and Qusay Hussein. After him are Jaba Ioseliani, Anita Mui, Kir Bulychev, Michel Constantin, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and Constantin Dăscălescu.
1923 - 2014
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 148
1923 - 2008
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 149
1923 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 150
1923 - 1946
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 151
1923 - 2020
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 152
1923 - 2002
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 153
1923 - 2003
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 154
1923 - 2006
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 155
1923 - 2011
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 156
1923 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 157
1923 - 2010
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 158
1923 - 2015
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 159
1923 - 2004
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 160
1917 - 2003
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 112
1948 - 2003
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 113
1926 - 2003
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 114
1920 - 2003
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 115
1908 - 2003
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 116
1966 - 2003
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 117
1923 - 2003
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 118
1926 - 2003
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 119
1963 - 2003
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 120
1934 - 2003
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 121
1924 - 2003
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 122
1907 - 2003
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 123
1923 - 2003
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 124
Among people born in United States, Sam Phillips ranks 3,326 out of 15,968. Before him are Kylie Jenner (1997), Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912), Barbara Kruger (1945), Dominic Chianese (1931), Frederic Forrest (1936), and Alfre Woodard (1952). After him are Emile Ardolino (1943), Elizabeth Wilson (1921), Alan Perlis (1922), Neil Simon (1927), Samuel Wilson (1766), and Jackie Gleason (1916).
1997 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 3,320
1912 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,321
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,322
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,323
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,324
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,325
1923 - 2003
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,326
1943 - 1993
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,327
1921 - 2015
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,328
1922 - 1990
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,329
1927 - 2018
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,330
1766 - 1854
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 3,331
1916 - 1987
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 3,332
Among musicians born in United States, Sam Phillips ranks 222. Before him are Link Wray (1929), Tim Buckley (1947), Charlie Christian (1916), Scott Bradley (1891), Kenny Loggins (1948), and Bix Beiderbecke (1903). After him are Joan Jett (1958), Charley Patton (1891), Tito Jackson (1953), Eric Singer (1958), GG Allin (1956), and Jerry Garcia (1942).
1929 - 2005
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 216
1947 - 1975
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 217
1916 - 1942
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 218
1891 - 1977
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 219
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 220
1903 - 1931
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 221
1923 - 2003
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 222
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 223
1891 - 1934
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 224
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 225
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 226
1956 - 1993
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 227
1942 - 1995
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 228