1937 - Today
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists in Britain.Born in Cardiff, Bassey began performing as a teenager in 1953. In 1959, she became the first Welsh person to gain a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shirley Bassey has received more than 5,287,442 page views. Her biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Shirley Bassey is the 265th most popular singer (down from 217th in 2019), the 1,076th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 950th in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Singer.
Shirley Bassey is most famous for singing the theme song to the James Bond film Goldfinger.
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Among singers, Shirley Bassey ranks 265 out of 3,528. Before her are Corry Brokken, Fabrizio De André, Mylène Farmer, Jessye Norman, Victoria de los Ángeles, and Christa Ludwig. After her are Sade, Jimmy Cliff, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Mahalia Jackson, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Cab Calloway.
1932 - 2016
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 259
1940 - 1999
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 260
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 261
1945 - 2019
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 262
1923 - 2005
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 263
1928 - 2021
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 264
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 265
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 266
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 267
1901 - 1991
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 268
1911 - 1972
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 269
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 270
1907 - 1994
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 271
Among people born in 1937, Shirley Bassey ranks 80. Before her are John Horton Conway, Cüneyt Arkın, Rafael Moneo, Yoshirō Mori, Thomas Nagel, and Maryse Condé. After her are Tony Burton, Tom Simpson, Billy Dee Williams, Boris Pugo, Keizō Obuchi, and Song Hye-rim.
1937 - 2020
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 74
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 75
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 76
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 77
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 78
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 79
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 80
1937 - 2016
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 81
1937 - 1967
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 82
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 83
1937 - 1991
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 84
1937 - 2000
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 85
1937 - 2002
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 86
Among people born in United Kingdom, Shirley Bassey ranks 1,076 out of 7,765. Before her are A. J. Ayer (1910), William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520), Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868), Mary de Bohun (1369), Inigo Jones (1573), and Unity Mitford (1914). After her are Ricky Gervais (1961), Daniel Radcliffe (1989), Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852), Neil Gaiman (1960), William Smith (1769), and Stephen Hales (1677).
1910 - 1989
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 1,070
1520 - 1598
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 1,071
1868 - 1935
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,072
1369 - 1394
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,073
1573 - 1652
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,074
1914 - 1948
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,075
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,076
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,077
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,078
1852 - 1918
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,079
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,080
1769 - 1839
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,081
1677 - 1761
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,082
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Shirley Bassey ranks 34. Before her are Sarah Brightman (1960), Susan Boyle (1961), Robbie Williams (1974), Van Morrison (1945), Gary Brooker (1945), and Kim Wilde (1960). After her are Rod Evans (1947), Tim Staffell (1948), Peter Green (1946), Glenn Hughes (1951), Albert Hammond (1944), and Marc Bolan (1947).
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 28
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 29
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 30
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 31
1945 - 2022
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 32
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 33
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 34
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 35
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 36
1946 - 2020
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 37
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 38
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 39
1947 - 1977
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 40