Musician

Sly Stone

American musician, singer, guitarist, and record producer

1943 - 2025

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His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Sly Stone is the 769th most popular musician (up from 1,707th in 2024), the 4,225th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,578th in 2019) and the 243rd most popular American Musician.

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Sly Stone climbed 27,354 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #62,143 to #34,836.

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Sly Stone's Wikipedia page drew 1.2M views over the past year, 4.3× the average among Musicians.

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Among Musicians

Among musicians, Sly Stone ranks 769 out of 3,445. Before him are Klaus Tennstedt, Ilaiyaraaja, Peter Machajdík, The Edge, Vasco Rossi, and Todd Rundgren. After him are Milt Jackson, Nikolai Zverev, Robbie Robertson, Walter Donaldson, Joe Walsh, and Scott Walker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Sly Stone ranks 259. Before him are Maurice Bishop, Takaji Mori, Mie Hama, Ilaiyaraaja, Jef Raskin, and Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu. After him are Robbie Robertson, Herman Van Springel, Scott Walker, Roberto Rosato, Negasso Gidada, and Kenzo Yokoyama. Among people deceased in 2025, Sly Stone ranks 230. Before him are Tom Robbins, Buvaisar Saitiev, Christoph von Dohnányi, Tom Stoppard, Jayant Narlikar, and Peter Hirsch. After him are Samantha Eggar, Bernhard Vogel, Nicola Pietrangeli, Halid Bešlić, John Robertson, and Kiril Ivkov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sly Stone ranks 4,225 out of 23,232. Before him are Richard Belzer (1944), Steven Holl (1947), Wilson Bentley (1865), Joe Hill (1972), Maureen Stapleton (1925), and Todd Rundgren (1948). After him are Bray Wyatt (1987), Milt Jackson (1923), David Chase (1945), James J. Gibson (1904), Mark Gordon (1957), and Joe Turkel (1927).

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Among Musicians In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sly Stone ranks 243. Before him are Chrissie Hynde (1951), Jack Sherman (1956), Ahmad Jamal (1930), Link Wray (1929), Kenny Clarke (1914), and Todd Rundgren (1948). After him are Milt Jackson (1923), Walter Donaldson (1893), Joe Walsh (1947), Scott Walker (1943), Buddy Guy (1936), and Billie Joe Armstrong (1972).

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