1935 - 1998
Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (; February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and politician who came to fame in partnership with his second wife Cher as the popular singing duo Sonny & Cher. He was mayor of Palm Springs, California from 1988 to 1992, and the Republican congressman for California's 44th district, elected during the Republican Revolution and serving 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 6,166,283 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Sonny Bono is the 236th most popular singer (up from 238th in 2019), the 1,550th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,535th in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Sonny Bono ranks 236 out of 3,541. Before him are Robbie Williams, Carole King, Muslim Magomayev, Valery Leontiev, Sezen Aksu, and Dave Gahan. After him are Milva, Fabrizio De André, Johnny Logan, Jacqueline Boyer, Rashid Behbudov, and Axl Rose.
1974 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 230
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 231
1942 - 2008
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 232
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 233
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 234
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 235
1935 - 1998
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 236
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 237
1940 - 1999
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 238
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 239
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 240
1915 - 1989
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 241
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 242
Among people born in 1935, Sonny Bono ranks 66. Before him are Ei-ichi Negishi, Forough Farrokhzad, Pepe, Abdou Diouf, Zhelyu Zhelev, and Bent Larsen. After him are Bobby Morrow, Brian Clough, Masahito, Prince Hitachi, Gene Vincent, Pranab Mukherjee, and Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah. Among people deceased in 1998, Sonny Bono ranks 47. Before him are Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Imi Lichtenfeld, Allan MacLeod Cormack, Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Cozy Powell, and Tameo Ide. After him are Anne Desclos, Roddy McDowall, Lloyd Bridges, Ernst-Günther Schenck, Kunitaka Sueoka, and Agostino Casaroli.
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 60
1935 - 1967
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 61
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 62
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 63
1935 - 2015
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 64
1935 - 2010
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 65
1935 - 1998
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 66
1935 - 2020
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 67
1935 - 2004
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 68
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 69
1935 - 1971
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 70
1935 - 2020
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 71
1935 - 2010
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 72
1930 - 1998
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 41
1910 - 1998
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 42
1924 - 1998
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 43
1909 - 1998
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 44
1947 - 1998
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 45
1908 - 1998
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 46
1935 - 1998
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 47
1907 - 1998
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 48
1928 - 1998
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 49
1913 - 1998
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 50
1904 - 1998
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 51
1917 - 1998
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 52
1914 - 1998
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 53
Among people born in United States, Sonny Bono ranks 1,550 out of 15,968. Before him are Avery Brundage (1887), Henry Rollins (1961), Ben Carson (1951), Temple Grandin (1947), Gene Roddenberry (1921), and Thornton Wilder (1897). After him are Michelle Rodriguez (1978), Cybill Shepherd (1950), Lisa Ann (1972), George Davis Snell (1903), Jim Parsons (1973), and Jake Gyllenhaal (1980).
1887 - 1975
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 1,544
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 1,545
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1,546
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1,547
1921 - 1991
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 1,548
1897 - 1975
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 1,549
1935 - 1998
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 1,550
1978 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 1,551
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 1,552
1972 - Present
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1,553
1903 - 1996
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1,554
1973 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 1,555
1980 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 1,556
Among singers born in United States, Sonny Bono ranks 77. Before him are Tom Morello (1964), Chris Cornell (1964), Bessie Smith (1894), Meat Loaf (1947), John Fogerty (1945), and Carole King (1942). After him are Axl Rose (1962), Lil Wayne (1982), Joey Ramone (1951), Gene Vincent (1935), Phil Ochs (1940), and Connie Francis (1938).
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 71
1964 - 2017
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 72
1894 - 1937
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 73
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 74
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 75
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 76
1935 - 1998
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 77
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 78
1982 - Present
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 79
1951 - 2001
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 80
1935 - 1971
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 81
1940 - 1976
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 82
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 83