1912 - 1965
Alex or Aleck Miller (né 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 512,790 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Sonny Boy Williamson II is the 570th most popular singer (up from 738th in 2019), the 3,321st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,953rd in 2019) and the 171st most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 570 out of 3,541. Before him are David Lee Roth, Shania Twain, Asha Bhosle, Mary Hopkin, Leonid Utyosov, and Šaban Bajramović. After him are Afrika Bambaataa, Mady Mesplé, Ed Sheeran, Del Shannon, Michael Kiske, and Peter Frampton.
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 564
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 565
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 566
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 567
1895 - 1982
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 568
1936 - 2008
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 569
1912 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 570
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 571
1931 - 2020
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 572
1991 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 573
1934 - 1990
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 574
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 575
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 576
Among people born in 1912, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 135. Before him are Kristina Söderbaum, Folco Lulli, Maria Montez, Thorbjørn Egner, Domingos da Guia, and Võ Chí Công. After him are Georges Franju, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, Nancy Wake, Kurt Sanderling, Lev Kopelev, and Eve Arnold. Among people deceased in 1965, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 83. Before him are Fred Quimby, Vittorio Jano, Abraham Fraenkel, Alfredo Guzzoni, Edward R. Murrow, and Shirley Jackson. After him are Ladislao Vajda, Leopold Figl, Judy Holliday, Mae Murray, Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, and Arthur Holmes.
1912 - 2001
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 129
1912 - 1970
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 130
1912 - 1951
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 131
1912 - 1990
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 132
1912 - 2000
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 133
1912 - 2011
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 134
1912 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 135
1912 - 1987
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 136
1912 - 2000
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 137
1912 - 2011
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 138
1912 - 2011
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 139
1912 - 1997
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 140
1912 - 2012
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 141
1886 - 1965
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 77
1891 - 1965
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 78
1891 - 1965
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 79
1877 - 1965
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 80
1908 - 1965
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 81
1916 - 1965
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 82
1912 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 83
1906 - 1965
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 84
1902 - 1965
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 85
1921 - 1965
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 86
1885 - 1965
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 87
1887 - 1965
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 88
1890 - 1965
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 89
Among people born in United States, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 3,321 out of 15,968. Before him are Ralph Macchio (1961), Jon Cryer (1965), John G. Trump (1907), Bix Beiderbecke (1903), Patrick Henry (1736), and Kylie Jenner (1997). After him are Barbara Kruger (1945), Dominic Chianese (1931), Frederic Forrest (1936), Alfre Woodard (1952), Sam Phillips (1923), and Emile Ardolino (1943).
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 3,315
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 3,316
1907 - 1985
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 3,317
1903 - 1931
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 3,318
1736 - 1799
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 3,319
1997 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 3,320
1912 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,321
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,322
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,323
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,324
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,325
1923 - 2003
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,326
1943 - 1993
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3,327
Among singers born in United States, Sonny Boy Williamson II ranks 171. Before him are Coolio (1963), Pat Boone (1934), Pink (1979), La Toya Jackson (1956), Ice Cube (1969), and David Lee Roth (1954). After him are Afrika Bambaataa (1957), Del Shannon (1934), Bobby Vinton (1935), Jay-Z (1969), Barbara Hendricks (1948), and Sheryl Crow (1962).
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 165
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 166
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 167
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 168
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 169
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 170
1912 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 171
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 172
1934 - 1990
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 173
1935 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 174
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 175
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 176
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 177