1637th most famous person in the world!

Sam Cooke was a pioneering American singer and songwriter, known as the 'King of Soul' for his significant influence on the genre. He achieved numerous Top 40 hits and founded his own record label.

This is based on winning 2 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 10 head-to-head matchups.

Most recently Sam Cooke lost a matchup to Nana Mouskouri (#1320) voted by someone from United States.