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Kenny Rogers

1938 - 2020

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Kenneth Ray Rogers (born Kenneth Donald Rogers; August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences, but also charted more than 120 hit singles across various genres, topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone. He sold more than 100 million records worldwide during his lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenny Rogers is the 162nd most popular singer (down from 121st in 2019), the 1,156th most popular biography from United States (down from 710th in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Singer.

Kenny Rogers is a country singer and songwriter. He has had many hits over the years, including "The Gambler," "Coward of the County," "Lucille," and "Islands in the Stream."

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kenny Rogers ranks 162 out of 4,381. Before him are Kris Kristofferson, Bryan Ferry, Georges Brassens, Tori Amos, Gloria Estefan, and Maria Malibran. After him are Falco, Halla Margrét Árnadóttir, Toni Braxton, Sylvie Vartan, Manu Chao, and Florence Foster Jenkins.

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Among people born in 1938, Kenny Rogers ranks 54. Before him are Gary Gygax, César Luis Menotti, José Altafini, Otto Rehhagel, Viktor Chernomyrdin, and Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld. After him are Robert Nozick, Derek Jacobi, Lynn Margulis, Jiří Menzel, Anthony James Leggett, and Issey Miyake. Among people deceased in 2020, Kenny Rogers ranks 40. Before him are John le Carré, Bettina Heinen-Ayech, Arthur Ashkin, Lee Teng-hui, Little Richard, and Juliette Gréco. After him are Dmitry Yazov, Michael Lonsdale, Luis Sepúlveda, Jiří Menzel, Bill Gates Sr., and Qasem Soleimani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenny Rogers ranks 1,156 out of 20,380. Before him are Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928), Edward Stettinius Jr. (1900), James Jones (1921), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), Michelle Williams (1980), and Dennis Tito (1940). After him are Duff McKagan (1964), Kris Jenner (1955), Carole Lombard (1908), Robert Nozick (1938), George A. Romero (1940), and Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kenny Rogers ranks 65. Before him are Bing Crosby (1903), Little Richard (1932), Chester Bennington (1976), Suzi Quatro (1950), Kris Kristofferson (1936), and Tori Amos (1963). After him are Toni Braxton (1967), Florence Foster Jenkins (1868), Tony Bennett (1926), Lisa Marie Presley (1968), Roberta Flack (1937), and Billy Joel (1949).

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