MUSICIAN
Mark Knopfler
1949 - Today

Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British musician. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits from 1977 to 1995, and he is the one of the two members who stayed during the band's existence, along with the bassist John Illsley. He pursued a solo career after the band dissolved, and is now an independent artist. Knopfler was born in Glasgow, and raised in Blyth, near Newcastle. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Knopfler is the 20th most popular musician (up from 22nd in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 126th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Musician.
Mark Knopfler is most famous for being the lead guitarist and vocalist for the rock band Dire Straits.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Mark Knopfler ranks 20 out of 3,175. Before him are Jeff Beck, Roger Taylor, Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Arcangelo Corelli. After him are Elton John, Bon Scott, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Cat Stevens, and Władysław Szpilman.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJeff Beck
1944 - 2023
HPI: 79.94
Rank: 14
Roger Taylor
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.86
Rank: 15
Paul McCartney
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 16
Jimi Hendrix
1942 - 1970
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 17
Jean-Michel Jarre
1948 - Present
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 18
Arcangelo Corelli
1653 - 1713
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 19
Mark Knopfler
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 20
Elton John
1947 - Present
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 21
Bon Scott
1946 - 1980
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 22
George Harrison
1943 - 2001
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 23
Eric Clapton
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 24
Cat Stevens
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 25
Władysław Szpilman
1911 - 2000
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 26
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Mark Knopfler ranks 16. Before him are António Guterres, Meryl Streep, Anna Wintour, Pedro Almodóvar, Ashraf Ghani, and Richard Gere. After him are Abdullah Öcalan, Bernard Arnault, Arsène Wenger, Lech Kaczyński, Sigourney Weaver, and André Rieu.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsAntónio Guterres
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 10
Meryl Streep
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 11
Anna Wintour
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 12
Pedro Almodóvar
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 13
Ashraf Ghani
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 14
Richard Gere
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 15
Mark Knopfler
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 16
Abdullah Öcalan
EXTREMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 17
Bernard Arnault
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 18
Arsène Wenger
COACH
1949 - Present
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 19
Lech Kaczyński
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2010
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 20
Sigourney Weaver
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 21
André Rieu
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 22
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Mark Knopfler ranks 174 out of 8,785. Before him are Roger Bacon (1220), Patrick Blackett (1897), Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830), Robert Edwards (1925), Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758), and Jeremy Bentham (1748). After him are Geoffrey Chaucer (1343), Philip Noel-Baker (1889), Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596), Aldous Huxley (1894), Robert Brown (1773), and Mary Boleyn (1499).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRoger Bacon
PHILOSOPHER
1220 - 1292
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 168
Patrick Blackett
PHYSICIST
1897 - 1974
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 169
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1903
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 170
Robert Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2013
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 171
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1758 - 1805
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 172
Jeremy Bentham
PHILOSOPHER
1748 - 1832
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 173
Mark Knopfler
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 174
Geoffrey Chaucer
WRITER
1343 - 1400
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 175
Philip Noel-Baker
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1982
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 176
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
COMPANION
1596 - 1662
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 177
Aldous Huxley
WRITER
1894 - 1963
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 178
Robert Brown
BIOLOGIST
1773 - 1858
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 179
Mary Boleyn
COMPANION
1499 - 1543
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 180
Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Mark Knopfler ranks 6. Before him are John Lennon (1940), Lemmy (1945), Jeff Beck (1944), Roger Taylor (1949), and Paul McCartney (1942). After him are Elton John (1947), Bon Scott (1946), George Harrison (1943), Eric Clapton (1945), Cat Stevens (1948), and Ringo Starr (1940).
John Lennon
1940 - 1980
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 1
Lemmy
1945 - 2015
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 2
Jeff Beck
1944 - 2023
HPI: 79.94
Rank: 3
Roger Taylor
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.86
Rank: 4
Paul McCartney
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 5
Mark Knopfler
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 6
Elton John
1947 - Present
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 7
Bon Scott
1946 - 1980
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 8
George Harrison
1943 - 2001
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 9
Eric Clapton
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 10
Cat Stevens
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 11
Ringo Starr
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 12