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 many 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 4,847,838 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Shirley Bassey is the 217th most popular singer (down from 209th in 2019), the 950th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 881st in 2019) and the 29th 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 217 out of 3,541. Before her are Drake, Sammy Davis Jr., Tom Morello, Omara Portuondo, Kylie Minogue, and Vicky Leandros. After her are Gianni Morandi, Chris Cornell, Bessie Smith, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Nena, and Meat Loaf.
1986 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 211
1925 - 1990
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 212
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 213
1930 - Present
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 214
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 215
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 216
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 217
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 218
1964 - 2017
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 219
1894 - 1937
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 220
1901 - 1991
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 221
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 222
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 223
Among people born in 1937, Shirley Bassey ranks 71. Before her are Fernando de la Rúa, Robert Huber, Vladimir Arnold, Song Hye-rim, Angelo Badalamenti, and Mario Capecchi. After her are Tamara Bunke, Jerry Reed, Roald Hoffmann, Tony Burton, Maryse Condé, and Manuel Pinto da Costa.
1937 - 2019
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 65
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 66
1937 - 2010
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 67
1937 - 2002
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 68
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 69
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 70
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 71
1937 - 1967
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 72
1937 - 2008
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 73
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 74
1937 - 2016
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 75
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 76
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 77
Among people born in United Kingdom, Shirley Bassey ranks 950 out of 6,924. Before her are James Mason (1909), Samuel Butler (1612), Roger Scruton (1944), Michael Smith (1932), Stephen Frears (1941), and Mary Kingsley (1862). After her are Hugh Lofting (1886), John Berger (1926), Naomi Campbell (1970), J. B. S. Haldane (1892), Damon Hill (1960), and David Prowse (1935).
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 944
1612 - 1680
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 945
1944 - 2020
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 946
1932 - 2000
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 947
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 948
1862 - 1900
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 949
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 950
1886 - 1947
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 951
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 952
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 953
1892 - 1964
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 954
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 955
1935 - 2020
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 956
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Shirley Bassey ranks 29. Before her are Vera Lynn (1917), Chris Rea (1951), Chris Norman (1950), Petula Clark (1932), Peter Green (1946), and Rob Halford (1951). After her are Robbie Williams (1974), Dave Gahan (1962), Van Morrison (1945), John Lydon (1956), Rod Evans (1947), and Dusty Springfield (1939).
1917 - 2020
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 23
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 24
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 25
1932 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 26
1946 - 2020
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 27
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 28
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 29
1974 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 30
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 31
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 32
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 33
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 34
1939 - 1999
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 35