SINGER
Mary Black
1955 - Today

Mary Black
Mary Black (born 23 May 1955) is an Irish folk singer. She is well known as an interpreter of both traditional folk and modern material which has made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Black is the 2,991st most popular singer (down from 2,664th in 2024), the 432nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 406th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Irish Singer.
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Among SINGERS
Among singers, Mary Black ranks 2,991 out of 4,381. Before her are Randy Blythe, Charlie Wilson, Heidi Range, Amanda Marshall, Alma, and G-Eazy. After her are Freddy Cannon, Nuša Derenda, Choi Young-jae, Monkaen Kaenkoon, Moonbyul, and Tina Cousins.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRandy Blythe
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 2,985
Charlie Wilson
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 2,986
Heidi Range
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 2,987
Amanda Marshall
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 2,988
Alma
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 2,989
G-Eazy
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 2,990
Mary Black
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 2,991
Freddy Cannon
1936 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 2,992
Nuša Derenda
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 2,993
Choi Young-jae
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 2,994
Monkaen Kaenkoon
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 2,995
Moonbyul
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 2,996
Tina Cousins
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 2,997
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Mary Black ranks 694. Before her are Bruce Altman, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Paul Ginsparg, Gedde Watanabe, Jack Sikma, and Brian Schweitzer. After her are Raymond Benson, Darrell Hammond, Kazuhiko Takemoto, Boris Alexandrov, Newton Thomas Sigel, and Vinod Khosla.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsBruce Altman
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 688
Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 689
Paul Ginsparg
PHYSICIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 690
Gedde Watanabe
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 691
Jack Sikma
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 692
Brian Schweitzer
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 693
Mary Black
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 694
Raymond Benson
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 695
Darrell Hammond
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 696
Kazuhiko Takemoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 697
Boris Alexandrov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1955 - 2002
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 698
Newton Thomas Sigel
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 699
Vinod Khosla
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 700
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Mary Black ranks 432 out of 549. Before her are Marian Keyes (1963), William Allingham (1824), Dylan Moran (1971), Pat Condell (1949), Devon Murray (1988), and Tommy Byrne (1958). After her are John Moore (1970), Ronnie Whelan (1961), Nicola Coughlan (1987), Kevin McBride (1973), Francis Magee (1959), and Angela Farrell (1952).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsMarian Keyes
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 426
William Allingham
WRITER
1824 - 1889
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 427
Dylan Moran
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 428
Pat Condell
YOUTUBER
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 429
Devon Murray
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 430
Tommy Byrne
RACING DRIVER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 431
Mary Black
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 432
John Moore
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 433
Ronnie Whelan
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 434
Nicola Coughlan
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 435
Kevin McBride
BOXER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 436
Francis Magee
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 437
Angela Farrell
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 438
Among SINGERS In Ireland
Among singers born in Ireland, Mary Black ranks 24. Before her are Niamh Kavanagh (1968), Glen Hansard (1970), Stephen Gately (1976), Shane Filan (1979), Nicky Byrne (1978), and Sandie Jones (1954). After her are Angela Farrell (1952), Kian Egan (1980), Eimear Quinn (1972), Bambie Thug (1993), Dermot Kennedy (1991), and Daniel O'Donnell (1961).
Niamh Kavanagh
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 18
Glen Hansard
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 19
Stephen Gately
1976 - 2009
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 20
Shane Filan
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 21
Nicky Byrne
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 22
Sandie Jones
1954 - 2019
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 23
Mary Black
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 24
Angela Farrell
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 25
Kian Egan
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 26
Eimear Quinn
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 27
Bambie Thug
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 28
Dermot Kennedy
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 29
Daniel O'Donnell
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 30















































