1950 - 2017
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist and guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, formed in 1976. He previously led the band Mudcrutch, was a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, and had success as a solo artist. Petty had many hit records. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Petty has received more than 19,082,180 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Tom Petty is the 548th most popular musician (up from 587th in 2019), the 2,874th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,902nd in 2019) and the 175th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Tom Petty ranks 548 out of 2,675. Before him are Sia, David Foster, John Lewis, Steve Howe, Alan Menken, and Marty Friedman. After him are Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Big Bopper, Roger Hodgson, Jan Kubelík, The Edge, and Archie Shepp.
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 542
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 543
1920 - 2001
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 544
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 545
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 546
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 547
1950 - 2017
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 548
1915 - 1973
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 549
1930 - 1959
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 550
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 551
1880 - 1940
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 552
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 553
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 554
Among people born in 1950, Tom Petty ranks 123. Before him are David Duke, Ken Kutaragi, Mikhail Fradkov, John Landis, Akiko Hayakawa, and Alberto Juantorena. After him are Frank Stallone, Roger Hodgson, Seiichi Sakiya, Sebastião Lazaroni, Laura Esquivel, and Kazuhisa Kono. Among people deceased in 2017, Tom Petty ranks 145. Before him are Umberto Lenzi, Viktor Gorbatko, Jacques Simon, Omar Abdel-Rahman, Brunhilde Pomsel, and Charles Bachman. After him are Claude Rich, James Rosenquist, Vito Acconci, Joachim Meisner, Daliah Lavi, and Robert Miles.
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 117
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 118
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 119
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 120
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 121
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 122
1950 - 2017
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 123
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 124
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 125
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 126
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 127
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 128
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 129
1931 - 2017
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 139
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 140
1941 - 2017
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 141
1938 - 2017
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 142
1911 - 2017
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 143
1924 - 2017
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 144
1950 - 2017
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 145
1929 - 2017
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 146
1933 - 2017
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 147
1940 - 2017
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 148
1933 - 2017
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 149
1942 - 2017
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 150
1969 - 2017
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 151
Among people born in United States, Tom Petty ranks 2,874 out of 15,968. Before him are Marty Friedman (1962), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (1958), Erin Brockovich (1960), Cy Young (1867), Melissa McCarthy (1970), and Harlan Coben (1962). After him are Paul Castellano (1915), Fred Niblo (1874), Taylor Hackford (1944), Henry George (1839), Jackie Jackson (1951), and David Stern (1942).
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 2,868
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 2,869
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 2,870
1867 - 1955
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 2,871
1970 - Present
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 2,872
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 2,873
1950 - 2017
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 2,874
1915 - 1985
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 2,875
1874 - 1948
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 2,876
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 2,877
1839 - 1897
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 2,878
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 2,879
1942 - 2020
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 2,880
Among musicians born in United States, Tom Petty ranks 175. Before him are Ace Frehley (1951), Artie Shaw (1910), Benny Golson (1929), John Lewis (1920), Alan Menken (1949), and Marty Friedman (1962). After him are Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915), The Big Bopper (1930), Archie Shepp (1937), Louis Prima (1910), Elvin Jones (1927), and Tico Torres (1953).
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 169
1910 - 2004
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 170
1929 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 171
1920 - 2001
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 172
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 173
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 174
1950 - 2017
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 175
1915 - 1973
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 176
1930 - 1959
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 177
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 178
1910 - 1978
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 179
1927 - 2004
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 180
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 181