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Cliff Richard

1940 - Today

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Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British singer and actor. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and, as of 2012, was the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Richard was originally marketed as a rebellious rock and roll singer in the style of Presley and Little Richard. With his backing group, the Shadows, he dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cliff Richard is the 190th most popular musician (down from 138th in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from India (down from 95th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indian Musician.

Cliff Richard is most famous for being a singer. He has been singing since the 1950s and has had many hits on the charts.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cliff Richard ranks 190 out of 3,175. Before him are Compay Segundo, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Alfred Cortot, Romano Mussolini, Gheorghe Zamfir, and Ian Paice. After him are Björk, Chick Corea, James Hetfield, Bernard Haitink, Itzhak Perlman, and Fatboy Slim.

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Among people born in 1940, Cliff Richard ranks 76. Before him are Toshihide Maskawa, Dennis Tito, George A. Romero, James Cromwell, Tarō Asō, and Herbie Hancock. After him are Thomas Harris, Jacques Rancière, Denis Law, Burt Young, Joachim Frank, and Isdal Woman.

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In India

Among people born in India, Cliff Richard ranks 137 out of 1,861. Before him are Abul A'la Maududi (1903), Kim Philby (1912), Radha (null), Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936), Ramanuja (1017), and Rajendra Chola I (1000). After him are Mahinda (-285), Vātsyāyana (300), Nathuram Godse (1910), Sambhaji (1657), Sanghamitta (-281), and Chandrakirti (600).

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Among MUSICIANS In India

Among musicians born in India, Cliff Richard ranks 6. Before him are Amir Khusrow (1253), Ram Narayan (1927), A. R. Rahman (1966), Pete Best (1941), and Ravi Shankar (1920). After him are Tansen (1493), Ilaiyaraaja (1943), Naushad (1919), Bismillah Khan (1916), Christian Zacharias (1950), and Barry Hay (1948).

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