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Ian Gillan

1945 - Today

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Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945) is an English singer who is best known as the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band Deep Purple. He is known for his powerful and wide-ranging singing voice. Initially influenced by Elvis Presley, Gillan started and fronted several local bands in the mid-1960s, and eventually joined Episode Six when their original singer left. He first found widespread commercial success after joining Deep Purple in 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Gillan is the 77th most popular singer (down from 73rd in 2019), the 397th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 320th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Singer.

Ian Gillan is most famous for being the lead singer for the rock band Deep Purple.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ian Gillan ranks 77 out of 4,381. Before him are Ella Fitzgerald, Eminem, Harry Nilsson, Jennifer Lopez, Stevie Wonder, and John Lydon. After him are Billie Holiday, Ice Cube, Françoise Hardy, Salvatore Adamo, Amália Rodrigues, and Sarah Vaughan.

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Among people born in 1945, Ian Gillan ranks 33. Before him are Ritchie Blackmore, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Rod Stewart, George Miller, Richard Henderson, and Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. After him are John Lithgow, Ehud Olmert, Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Moshe Katsav, and Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Gillan ranks 397 out of 8,785. Before him are Emmeline Pankhurst (1858), M. Stanley Whittingham (1941), William Hogarth (1697), Alcuin (735), John Lydon (1956), and John Constable (1776). After him are Ælfweard of Wessex (904), Daniel Day-Lewis (1957), Gary Oldman (1958), Henry Moseley (1887), Claude Rains (1889), and John Galsworthy (1867).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Ian Gillan ranks 13. Before him are Phil Collins (1951), Kate Bush (1958), George Michael (1963), Rod Stewart (1945), Joe Cocker (1944), and John Lydon (1956). After him are Morrissey (1959), Bonnie Tyler (1951), Glenn Hughes (1951), Robert Plant (1948), Adele (1988), and Peter Gabriel (1950).

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