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Liam Payne

1993 - 2024

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Liam James Payne (29 August 1993 – 16 October 2024) was an English singer and songwriter. He was a member of the pop band One Direction, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, alongside Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. Payne twice auditioned as a solo artist on the British television series The X Factor in 2008 and 2010; in the latter, he was invited to join One Direction alongside fellow contestants, placing third and later achieving global success. Following One Direction's hiatus in 2016, Payne pursued a solo career, signing with Republic Records in North America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2024). Liam Payne is the 347th most popular singer (up from 837th in 2024), the 1,406th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,481st in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Liam Payne ranks 347 out of 4,381Before him are MF Doom, Rafael Orozco Maestre, Eartha Kitt, Eric Adams, DJ Khaled, and Šaban Šaulić. After him are Bob Geldof, Chris Brown, Nellie Melba, Tarja Turunen, Victoria Beckham, and Hank Williams Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Liam Payne ranks 3Before him are Harry Kane, and Mia Khalifa. After him are Zayn Malik, Paul Pogba, Ariana Grande, Antonio Rüdiger, Paulo Dybala, Romelu Lukaku, Suga, IU, and Niall Horan. Among people deceased in 2024, Liam Payne ranks 119Before him are Fredric Jameson, Alexandre do Nascimento, Glynis Johns, Artur Jorge, Fumihiko Maki, and Jürgen Moltmann. After him are Jerry West, Frans de Waal, Paul Di'Anno, Shannen Doherty, William Russell, and Neale Fraser.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Liam Payne ranks 1,406 out of 8,785Before him are William Whewell (1794), Saint David (512), Samuel Pepys (1633), MF Doom (1971), Peter Burke (1937), and Bill Shankly (1913). After him are George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784), Richard Lovelace (1617), Jeremy Brett (1933), John Brunner (1934), Angus Deaton (1945), and Alexander I of Scotland (1078).

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Liam Payne ranks 41Before him are M.I.A. (1975), Sarah Brightman (1960), Rick Parfitt (1948), Boy George (1961), Dana Rosemary Scallon (1951), and MF Doom (1971). After him are Victoria Beckham (1974), Dusty Springfield (1939), Mick Jones (1944), Kim Wilde (1960), Rod Evans (1947), and Paul Di'Anno (1958).