1935 - 1998
Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono ( BOH-noh; February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and politician who came to fame in partnership with his second wife, Cher, as the popular singing duo Sonny & Cher. A member of the Republican Party, Bono served as the 16th mayor of Palm Springs, California, from 1988 to 1992, and served as the U.S. representative for California's 44th district from 1995 until his death in 1998.The United States Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, which extended the term of copyright by 20 years, was named in honor of Bono when it was passed by Congress nine months after his death. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonny Bono has received more than 10,257,086 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Sonny Bono is the 254th most popular singer (down from 236th in 2019), the 1,673rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,549th in 2019) and the 81st most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Sonny Bono ranks 254 out of 3,528. Before him are Rashid Behbudov, John Fogerty, Lucia Popp, Elza Soares, Barbara, and Kim Wilde. After him are Johnny Logan, Hank Williams, Teresa Berganza, Corry Brokken, Fabrizio De André, and Mylène Farmer.
1915 - 1989
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 248
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 249
1939 - 1993
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 250
1930 - 2022
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 251
1930 - 1997
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 252
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 253
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 254
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 255
1923 - 1953
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 256
1933 - 2022
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 257
1932 - 2016
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 258
1940 - 1999
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 259
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 260
Among people born in 1935, Sonny Bono ranks 69. Before him are Akira Kitaguchi, Maj Sjöwall, Elsa Martinelli, John G. Avildsen, Monique Wittig, and Lee Remick. After him are Floyd Patterson, Kurt Westergaard, Zhelyu Zhelev, Bent Larsen, Seiji Ozawa, and António Ramalho Eanes. Among people deceased in 1998, Sonny Bono ranks 52. Before him are James Earl Ray, Cozy Powell, Tameo Ide, Maurice Bucaille, Verner Panton, and Wolf Vostell. After him are Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Benjamin Spock, Kurt Franz, Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Martin Rodbell, and Roddy McDowall.
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 63
1935 - 2020
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 64
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 65
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 66
1935 - 2003
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 67
1935 - 1991
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 68
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 69
1935 - 2006
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 70
1935 - 2021
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 71
1935 - 2015
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 72
1935 - 2010
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 73
1935 - 2024
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 74
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 75
1928 - 1998
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 46
1947 - 1998
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 47
1908 - 1998
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 48
1920 - 1998
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 49
1926 - 1998
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 50
1932 - 1998
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 51
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 52
1909 - 1998
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 53
1903 - 1998
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 54
1914 - 1998
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 55
1930 - 1998
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 56
1925 - 1998
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 57
1928 - 1998
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 58
Among people born in United States, Sonny Bono ranks 1,673 out of 18,182. Before him are Lee Remick (1935), Ornette Coleman (1930), William C. Durant (1861), Temple Grandin (1947), Matthew Perry (1969), and Jennifer Grey (1960). After him are Kenneth G. Wilson (1936), Gary Busey (1944), Lillian Asplund (1906), Kenneth Waltz (1924), Kathleen Turner (1954), and Grace Zabriskie (1941).
1935 - 1991
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 1,667
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1,668
1861 - 1947
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1,669
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1,670
1969 - 2023
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 1,671
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 1,672
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,673
1936 - 2013
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,674
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,675
1906 - 2006
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,676
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,677
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 1,678
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 1,679
Among singers born in United States, Sonny Bono ranks 81. Before him are Anthony Kiedis (1962), Beyoncé (1981), Kim Carnes (1945), Bessie Smith (1894), Eazy-E (1964), and John Fogerty (1945). After him are Hank Williams (1923), Jessye Norman (1945), Mahalia Jackson (1911), Cab Calloway (1907), Axl Rose (1962), and Sammy Davis Jr. (1925).
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 75
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 76
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 77
1894 - 1937
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 78
1964 - 1995
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 79
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 80
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 81
1923 - 1953
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 82
1945 - 2019
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 83
1911 - 1972
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 84
1907 - 1994
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 85
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 86
1925 - 1990
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 87