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Mississippi John Hurt

1892 - 1966

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John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mississippi John Hurt is the 1,291st most popular singer (up from 1,301st in 2019), the 7,062nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,653rd in 2019) and the 354th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 1,291 out of 4,381. Before him are Gordon Lightfoot, Beth Carvalho, Aneela Mirza, Licia Albanese, Ted Neeley, and Clara Nunes. After him are Martha Mödl, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Billy Paul, Siti Nurhaliza, Ulla Pia, and Valentina Monetta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 232. Before him are Noël Roquevert, Lauge Koch, Werner Bergengruen, Mykola Kulish, Eddie Cantor, and Henry Macintosh. After him are Graciliano Ramos, Seiichiro Kashio, James Van Fleet, Peter Romanovsky, Wendell Willkie, and Ōten Shimokawa. Among people deceased in 1966, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 162. Before him are Sofya Yanovskaya, Pablo Birger, Erwin Komenda, Gösta Olson, René Barbier, and Joel Stebbins. After him are Paul Zielinski, Santiago Lovell, Elliot See, Josef von Báky, Herbert Marshall, and Bernard Schmetz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 7,064 out of 20,380. Before him are Nate Brooks (1933), Gary Dourdan (1966), Ted Neeley (1943), Sabin Carr (1904), Clint Walker (1927), and Rick Husband (1957). After him are Jane Powell (1929), Richard Lugar (1932), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984), Johnny Knoxville (1971), Rachel Bilson (1981), and Big John Studd (1948).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mississippi John Hurt ranks 354. Before him are Ethel Waters (1896), Gil Scott-Heron (1949), Gloria Jones (1945), Lil Nas X (1999), Lhasa de Sela (1972), and Ted Neeley (1943). After him are Billy Paul (1934), Boz Scaggs (1944), Nate Dogg (1969), Skeeter Davis (1931), Sheila E. (1957), and Jello Biafra (1958).

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