1912 - 1965
Alex or Aleck Miller (originally Ford, possibly December 5, 1912 – May 24, 1965), known later in his career as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He was an early and influential blues harp stylist who recorded successfully in the 1950s and 1960s. Miller used various names, including Rice Miller and Little Boy Blue, before calling himself Sonny Boy Williamson, which was also the name of a popular Chicago blues singer and harmonica player. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonny Boy Williamson II has received more than 748,289 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Sonny Boy Williamson II is the 940th most popular singer (down from 569th in 2019), the 5,159th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,320th in 2019) and the 266th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 940 out of 3,528. Before him are Kićo Slabinac, Leland Sklar, Helen Reddy, Célestine Galli-Marié, Caterina Caselli, and Oleg Gazmanov. After him are Mustafa Sandal, Belinda Carlisle, Chris Farlowe, Kiki Dee, Flora Purim, and Basia.
1944 - 2020
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 934
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 935
1941 - 2020
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 936
1840 - 1905
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 937
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 938
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 939
1912 - 1965
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 940
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 941
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 942
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 943
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 944
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 945
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 946
Among people born in 1912, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 202. Before him are Romain Maes, Herluf Bidstrup, Lightnin' Hopkins, Enoch Powell, Vlastimil Kopecký, and Maksim Tank. After him are Louis Paul Boon, Nihat Erim, Peter Walker, György Szűcs, Khalid Bakdash, and Ichiji Otani. Among people deceased in 1965, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 118. Before him are Harry Crerar, Henry Cowell, Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues, Alejandro Casona, Julius Skutnabb, and Philip Showalter Hench. After him are Viola Desmond, Aldo Nadi, Adlai Stevenson II, Konstantin Muraviev, Amílcar Barbuy, and Mae Murray.
1912 - 1983
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 196
1912 - 1988
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 197
1912 - 1982
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 198
1912 - 1998
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 199
1912 - 1967
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 200
1912 - 1995
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 201
1912 - 1965
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 202
1912 - 1979
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 203
1912 - 1980
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 204
1912 - 1984
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 205
1912 - 1991
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 206
1912 - 1995
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 207
1912 - 2007
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 208
1888 - 1965
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 112
1897 - 1965
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 113
1892 - 1965
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 114
1903 - 1965
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 115
1889 - 1965
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 116
1896 - 1965
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 117
1912 - 1965
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 118
1914 - 1965
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 119
1899 - 1965
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 120
1900 - 1965
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 121
1893 - 1965
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 122
1893 - 1965
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 123
1885 - 1965
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 124
Among people born in United States, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 5,159 out of 18,182. Before him are Donald Johanson (1943), Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841), Mark Moses (1958), Blackie Lawless (1956), Martha Hyer (1924), and Bradley Whitford (1959). After him are Betsy Blair (1923), Peter Straub (1943), Quanah Parker (1845), Dennis Franz (1944), James Arness (1923), and Belinda Carlisle (1958).
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 5,153
1841 - 1935
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 5,154
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 5,155
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 5,156
1924 - 2014
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 5,157
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 5,158
1912 - 1965
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 5,159
1923 - 2009
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 5,160
1943 - 2022
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 5,161
1845 - 1911
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 5,162
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 5,163
1923 - 2011
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 5,164
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 5,165
Among singers born in United States, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 266. Before him are Johnny Nash (1940), Nate Dogg (1969), Vanilla Ice (1967), Lightnin' Hopkins (1912), Eydie Gormé (1928), and Leland Sklar (1947). After him are Belinda Carlisle (1958), Phil Anselmo (1968), Donny Hathaway (1945), Rita Coolidge (1945), Tammy Wynette (1942), and Ted Neeley (1943).
1940 - 2020
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 260
1969 - 2011
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 261
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 262
1912 - 1982
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 263
1928 - 2013
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 264
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 265
1912 - 1965
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 266
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 267
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 268
1945 - 1979
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 269
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 270
1942 - 1998
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 271
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 272