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Harry Chapin

1942 - 1981

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Harry Forster Chapin (; December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs. He achieved worldwide success in the 1970s. Chapin, a Grammy Award-winning artist and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee, has sold over 16 million records worldwide. Chapin recorded a total of 11 albums from 1972 until his death in 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Chapin is the 2,150th most popular singer (down from 2,013th in 2019), the 11,907th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,782nd in 2019) and the 602nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Harry Chapin ranks 2,150 out of 4,381. Before him are Ellen Nikolaysen, MC Solaar, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Doda, Jill Johnson, and C. J. Ramone. After him are Tommy Steele, Macklemore, Sigrid, Johnnie Ray, Soraya, and R. L. Burnside.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Harry Chapin ranks 675. Before him are Jejomar Binay, Anthony W. England, Bobbie Gentry, Alevtina Olyunina, Sandra Morgan, and Susan Hill. After him are Ann Packer, Pertti Purhonen, Julie Sommars, Mridula Sinha, Lynn Davies, and Guion Bluford. Among people deceased in 1981, Harry Chapin ranks 280. Before him are Boris Sagal, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, Douglas Lowe, Yip Harburg, Margaret Lindsay, and Louise Lorraine. After him are Nikolai Tishchenko, Ivan Udodov, Jan van Diepenbeek, Fidel LaBarba, Bosley Crowther, and Mauri Rose.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harry Chapin ranks 11,909 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Lutz (1947), Leslie Feinberg (1949), Mary Woronov (1943), Ralph Lewis (1872), Chi Chi LaRue (1959), and Brett Favre (1969). After him are Charles Ammi Cutter (1837), Sally Rand (1904), DeAndre Yedlin (1993), Shannyn Sossamon (1978), Angus MacLise (1938), and Macklemore (1983).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Harry Chapin ranks 602. Before him are Arabian Prince (1965), Ivan Moody (1980), Rosanne Cash (1955), Bobbie Gentry (1942), Mississippi Fred McDowell (1906), and C. J. Ramone (1965). After him are Macklemore (1983), Johnnie Ray (1927), Soraya (1969), R. L. Burnside (1926), Candi Staton (1940), and Juice Newton (1952).

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