1902 - 1988
Edward James "Son" House Jr. (March 21, 1902 – October 19, 1988) was an American Delta blues singer and guitarist, noted for his highly emotional style of singing and slide guitar playing. After years of hostility to secular music, as a preacher and for a few years also working as a church pastor, he turned to blues performance at the age of 25. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Son House has received more than 980,282 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Son House is the 981st most popular musician (down from 924th in 2019), the 4,814th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,570th in 2019) and the 348th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Son House ranks 981 out of 2,662. Before him are DJ Kool Herc, Johnny Thunders, Travis Barker, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Michael Weikath, and Željko Joksimović. After him are Larry Carlton, Jorma Kaukonen, Simon Le Bon, Ignaz von Seyfried, Enzo Jannacci, and Kenny Burrell.
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 975
1952 - 1991
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 976
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 977
1915 - 2002
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 978
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 979
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 980
1902 - 1988
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 981
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 982
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 983
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 984
1776 - 1841
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 985
1935 - 2013
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 986
1931 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 987
Among people born in 1902, Son House ranks 179. Before him are Vasil Mzhavanadze, Juan Evaristo, Bobby Jones, Strom Thurmond, Andrés Mazali, and George Kingsley Zipf. After him are Ilmari Salminen, André Patry, Georgette Heyer, Yevgeny Petrov, Yakov Smushkevich, and Beryl Markham. Among people deceased in 1988, Son House ranks 121. Before him are John Houseman, Vasil Mzhavanadze, Irmgard Seefried, Pál Titkos, Josep Tarradellas, and Pietro Arcari. After him are Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Cyril Jackson, Herluf Bidstrup, Joshua Logan, Siaka Stevens, and Alberto Uria.
1902 - 1988
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 173
1902 - 1978
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 174
1902 - 1971
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 175
1902 - 2003
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 176
1902 - 1975
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 177
1902 - 1950
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 178
1902 - 1988
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 179
1902 - 1986
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 180
1902 - 1960
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 181
1902 - 1974
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 182
1902 - 1942
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 183
1902 - 1941
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 184
1902 - 1986
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 185
1902 - 1988
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 115
1902 - 1988
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 116
1919 - 1988
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 117
1908 - 1988
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 118
1899 - 1988
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 119
1909 - 1988
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 120
1902 - 1988
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 121
1932 - 1988
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 122
1903 - 1988
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 123
1912 - 1988
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 124
1908 - 1988
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 125
1905 - 1988
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 126
1924 - 1988
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 127
Among people born in United States, Son House ranks 4,814 out of 18,182. Before him are Nate Thurmond (1941), Dianne Feinstein (1933), Patrick Leahy (1940), Nikos Galis (1957), Benjamin Briggs (1835), and Eriq La Salle (1962). After him are Larry Carlton (1948), Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968), Donella Meadows (1941), Bobby Driscoll (1937), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), and Ted Cassidy (1932).
1941 - 2016
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 4,808
1933 - 2023
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 4,809
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 4,810
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 4,811
1835 - 1872
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,812
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,813
1902 - 1988
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,814
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,815
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,816
1941 - 2001
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,817
1937 - 1968
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,818
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,819
1932 - 1979
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 4,820
Among musicians born in United States, Son House ranks 348. Before him are Art Farmer (1928), Big Joe Turner (1911), Tyler, the Creator (1991), Henry Cowell (1897), Johnny Thunders (1952), and Travis Barker (1975). After him are Larry Carlton (1948), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), Kenny Burrell (1931), Jimmy Reed (1925), Big Bill Broonzy (1903), and Marky Ramone (1952).
1928 - 1999
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 342
1911 - 1985
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 343
1991 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 344
1897 - 1965
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 345
1952 - 1991
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 346
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 347
1902 - 1988
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 348
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 349
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 350
1931 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 351
1925 - 1976
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 352
1903 - 1958
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 353
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 354