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Elvis Presley

1935 - 1977

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Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Presley's sexually provocative performance style, combined with a mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, brought both great success and initial controversy. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi; his family relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was 13. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elvis Presley is the most popular singer, the 23rd most popular biography from United States (up from 26th in 2019) and the most popular American Singer.

Elvis Presley is most famous for being a singer, actor, and musician. He was born in 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi and died in 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Elvis Presley ranks 1 out of 4,381. After him are Édith Piaf, Cher, Maria Callas, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Luciano Pavarotti, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Tom Jones, Charles Aznavour, and Marvin Gaye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Elvis Presley ranks 1. After him are Alain Delon, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Luciano Pavarotti, 14th Dalai Lama, José Mujica, Mahmoud Abbas, Hussein of Jordan, Woody Allen, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Luis Suárez. Among people deceased in 1977, Elvis Presley ranks 2. Before him is Charlie Chaplin. After him are Maria Callas, Edgar Adrian, Vladimir Nabokov, Stefania Turkewich, Wernher von Braun, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Clementine Churchill, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Ludwig Erhard, and René Goscinny.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elvis Presley ranks 23 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Jobs (1955), Hillary Clinton (1947), Marilyn Monroe (1926), Abraham Lincoln (1809), James K. Polk (1795), and Steven Spielberg (1946). After him are T. S. Eliot (1888), Grace Kelly (1929), Malcolm X (1925), Ronald Reagan (1911), Bruce Lee (1940), and Eleanor Roosevelt (1884).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Elvis Presley ranks 1. After him are Cher (1946), Maria Callas (1923), Aretha Franklin (1942), Janis Joplin (1943), Joan Baez (1941), Marvin Gaye (1939), Jim Morrison (1943), Frank Sinatra (1915), Patti Smith (1946), Tina Turner (1939), and Tupac Shakur (1971).

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