1948 - Today
Anthony Frank Iommi Jr. (born 19 February 1948) is an English musician. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and was the band's guitarist, leader, primary composer, and sole continuous member for over five decades. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Iommi has received more than 4,717,107 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Tony Iommi is the 150th most popular musician (down from 121st in 2019), the 605th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 515th in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Musician.
Tony Iommi is most famous for being the guitarist and songwriter for Black Sabbath.
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Among musicians, Tony Iommi ranks 150 out of 2,662. Before him are Ritchie Valens, Hans von Bülow, James Hetfield, Malcolm Young, Nick Mason, and Thelonious Monk. After him are Vladimir Ashkenazy, Arnaut Daniel, Frank Farian, Giovanni Battista Martini, Ziryab, and Joseph Joachim.
1941 - 1959
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 144
1830 - 1894
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 145
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 146
1953 - 2017
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 147
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 148
1917 - 1982
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 149
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 150
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 151
1150 - 1210
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 152
1941 - 2024
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 153
1706 - 1784
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 154
789 - 857
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 155
1831 - 1907
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 156
Among people born in 1948, Tony Iommi ranks 44. Before him are Mikhail Baryshnikov, Maurizio Gucci, Jean-Pierre Adams, John Carpenter, Giorgio Parisi, and Jerzy Kukuczka. After him are Grace Jones, Elizabeth Blackburn, Rudolf Schenker, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Carl Weathers, and Ian McEwan.
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 38
1948 - 1995
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 39
1948 - 2021
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 40
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 41
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 42
1948 - 1989
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 43
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 44
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 45
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 46
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 47
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 48
1948 - 2024
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 49
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 50
Among people born in United Kingdom, Tony Iommi ranks 605 out of 7,765. Before him are Ann Radcliffe (1764), John Franklin (1786), John Davis (1550), Nick Mason (1944), Edgar Adrian (1889), and John Snow (1813). After him are Tom Hardy (1977), Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), William Dampier (1651), John Flamsteed (1646), Henry the Young King (1155), and John Rhys-Davies (1944).
1764 - 1823
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 599
1786 - 1847
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 600
1550 - 1605
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 601
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 602
1889 - 1977
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 603
1813 - 1858
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 604
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 605
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 606
1388 - 1421
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 607
1651 - 1715
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 608
1646 - 1719
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 609
1155 - 1183
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 610
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 611
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Tony Iommi ranks 41. Before him are Stuart Sutcliffe (1940), Jacqueline du Pré (1945), Roger Glover (1945), Ian Stewart (1938), Malcolm Young (1953), and Nick Mason (1944). After him are Chris Slade (1946), Brian Eno (1948), George Martin (1926), John Paul Jones (1946), Ian Paice (1948), and Amy Winehouse (1983).
1940 - 1962
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 35
1945 - 1987
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 36
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 37
1938 - 1985
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 38
1953 - 2017
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 39
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 40
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 41
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 42
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 43
1926 - 2016
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 44
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 45
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 46
1983 - 2011
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 47