1927 - 2003
Slim Dusty, AO MBE (born David Gordon Kirkpatrick; 13 June 1927 – 19 September 2003) was an Australian country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He was an Australian cultural icon, referred to universally as Australia's King of Country Music and one of the country's most awarded stars, with a career spanning nearly seven decades and producing numerous recordings. He was known to record songs in the legacy of Australia, particularly of bush life and renowned Australian bush poets Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson that represented the lifestyle. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Slim Dusty has received more than 1,031,014 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Slim Dusty is the 2,401st most popular musician (down from 2,137th in 2019), the 431st most popular biography from Australia (down from 371st in 2019) and the 26th most popular Australian Musician.
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Among musicians, Slim Dusty ranks 2,401 out of 2,662. Before him are Roman Totenberg, Sander van Doorn, Şebnem Ferah, Junior Murvin, Tomo Miličević, and Omar Rodríguez-López. After him are Jaska Raatikainen, Norman Petty, Ludwig Göransson, ICS Vortex, John LeCompt, and Christopher Amott.
1911 - 2012
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 2,395
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 2,396
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 2,397
1949 - 2013
HPI: 36.20
Rank: 2,398
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 2,399
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 2,400
1927 - 2003
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 2,401
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 2,402
1927 - 1984
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 2,403
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 2,404
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 2,405
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 2,406
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 2,407
Among people born in 1927, Slim Dusty ranks 428. Before him are Ted Burgin, Bill Slater, Sylvia Fedoruk, Lois Nettleton, Vin Scully, and Kirti Nidhi Bista. After him are Norman Petty, Dick Hyman, Barbara Cook, Eddie Sachs, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, and Peggie Castle. Among people deceased in 2003, Slim Dusty ranks 310. Before him are Sita Ram Goel, Andrey Kivilev, Lynne Thigpen, Shawn Lane, Ellen Drew, and Johnny Paul Koroma. After him are Malcolm Williamson, Johnny Boyd, Noor Alam, Nell Carter, Koji Kondo, and Penny Singleton.
1927 - 2019
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 422
1927 - 2018
HPI: 37.10
Rank: 423
1927 - 2012
HPI: 37.04
Rank: 424
1927 - 2008
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 425
1927 - 2022
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 426
1927 - 2017
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 427
1927 - 2003
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 428
1927 - 1984
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 429
1927 - Present
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 430
1927 - 2017
HPI: 35.77
Rank: 431
1927 - 1964
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 432
1927 - 2019
HPI: 35.19
Rank: 433
1927 - 1973
HPI: 35.04
Rank: 434
1921 - 2003
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 304
1973 - 2003
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 305
1948 - 2003
HPI: 37.25
Rank: 306
1963 - 2003
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 307
1914 - 2003
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 308
1960 - 2003
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 309
1927 - 2003
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 310
1931 - 2003
HPI: 36.11
Rank: 311
1926 - 2003
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 312
1929 - 2003
HPI: 35.52
Rank: 313
1948 - 2003
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 314
1972 - 2003
HPI: 35.22
Rank: 315
1908 - 2003
HPI: 33.42
Rank: 316
Among people born in Australia, Slim Dusty ranks 431 out of 925. Before him are Wendy Turnbull (1952), Snowy Baker (1884), Richie Porte (1985), Pam Kilborn (1939), Mathew Ryan (1992), and Alex Russell (1987). After him are Malcolm Williamson (1931), Kodi Smit-McPhee (1996), Fleur Mellor (1936), Rodney Brooks (1954), Holly Valance (1983), and Mark Bosnich (1972).
1952 - Present
HPI: 36.24
Rank: 425
1884 - 1953
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 426
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 427
1939 - Present
HPI: 36.15
Rank: 428
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.14
Rank: 429
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 430
1927 - 2003
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 431
1931 - 2003
HPI: 36.11
Rank: 432
1996 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 433
1936 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 434
1954 - Present
HPI: 35.98
Rank: 435
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 436
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.93
Rank: 437
Among musicians born in Australia, Slim Dusty ranks 26. Before him are Rolf Harris (1930), Virgil Donati (1958), Mick Harvey (1958), Delta Goodrem (1984), Warren Ellis (1965), and Orianthi (1985). After him are Brody Dalle (1979), Mick Gordon (1985), Daniel Johns (1979), Rob Swire (1982), Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (1971), and Flume (1991).
1930 - 2023
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 20
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 21
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 22
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 23
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 24
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 25
1927 - 2003
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 26
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.05
Rank: 27
1985 - Present
HPI: 31.82
Rank: 28
1979 - Present
HPI: 30.58
Rank: 29
1982 - Present
HPI: 27.18
Rank: 30
1971 - 2017
HPI: 26.98
Rank: 31
1991 - Present
HPI: 23.94
Rank: 32