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Sonny Bono

1935 - 1998

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Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono ( BOH-noh; February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and politician. In partnership with his second wife, Cher, he formed the singing duo Sonny & Cher. A member of the Republican Party, Bono served as the 16th mayor of Palm Springs, California, from 1988 to 1992, and served as the U.S. representative for California's 44th district from 1995 until his death in 1998. The United States Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, which extended the term of copyright by 20 years, was named in honor of Bono when it was passed by Congress nine months after his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sonny Bono is the 319th most popular singer (down from 287th in 2019), the 2,105th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,709th in 2019) and the 108th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sonny Bono ranks 319 out of 4,381. Before him are M.I.A., Frida Boccara, Rita Marley, Tarkan, Sarah Brightman, and Anne-Marie David. After him are La Toya Jackson, Lana Del Rey, Sabrina Salerno, Jack Jones, Ornella Vanoni, and Rick Parfitt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Sonny Bono ranks 81. Before him are Lajos Tichy, Bent Larsen, Lee Remick, Giovanni Lajolo, António Ramalho Eanes, and Toni Sailer. After him are Roger B. Chaffee, Maj Sjöwall, Ken Kesey, Jack Kemp, Floyd Patterson, and Samak Sundaravej. Among people deceased in 1998, Sonny Bono ranks 59. Before him are Galina Ulanova, Martha Gellhorn, Fritz Honka, Albert Gore Sr., Cozy Powell, and Imi Lichtenfeld. After him are Marie-Louise Meilleur, Maurice Bucaille, Kamala Sohonie, Ernst-Günther Schenck, Nazim al-Qudsi, and Adem Jashari.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Bono ranks 2,105 out of 20,380. Before him are Alice Walker (1944), Henry Hartsfield (1933), John G. Trump (1907), Dorothy Malone (1924), James Pickens Jr. (1954), and Kirk Hammett (1962). After him are Harlow Shapley (1885), La Toya Jackson (1956), Robin Cook (1940), Stephen Jay Gould (1941), Evander Holyfield (1962), and Marcheline Bertrand (1950).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Sonny Bono ranks 108. Before him are Connie Francis (1938), "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959), Travis Scott (1991), Mario Lanza (1921), Ben E. King (1938), and Karen Carpenter (1950). After him are La Toya Jackson (1956), Lana Del Rey (1985), Jack Jones (1938), Mahalia Jackson (1911), Cissy Houston (1933), and Nelly (1974).

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