1939 - Today
Robert McElhiney James (born December 25, 1939) is an American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote "Angela", the theme song for the TV show Taxi. According to VICE, music from his first seven albums has often been sampled and believed to have contributed to the formation of hip hop. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob James has received more than 46,100 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Bob James is the 1,141st most popular musician (down from 1,064th in 2019), the 5,592nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,315th in 2019) and the 422nd most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Bob James ranks 1,141 out of 2,662. Before her are Tomasz Stańko, Timo Tolkki, David Ellefson, Stan Kenton, Denny Laine, and Bonnie Raitt. After her are Mamie Smith, Levon Helm, Menahem Pressler, Shavo Odadjian, Parov Stelar, and Sonny Stitt.
1942 - 2018
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 1,135
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 1,136
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 1,137
1911 - 1979
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 1,138
1944 - 2023
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 1,139
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 1,140
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 1,141
1891 - 1946
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 1,142
1940 - 2012
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 1,143
1923 - 2023
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 1,144
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 1,145
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 1,146
1924 - 1982
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 1,147
Among people born in 1939, Bob James ranks 303. Before her are Nicholas Grimshaw, Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Miroslav Cerar, Ferdinand Bracke, Aleksandër Meksi, and Ron Atkinson. After her are Jaime Paz Zamora, Donald Adamson, Giorgio Ferrini, Len Cariou, William Eggleston, and Luigi Simoni.
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 297
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 298
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 299
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 300
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 301
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 302
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 303
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 304
1939 - 2024
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 305
1939 - 1976
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 306
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 307
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 308
1939 - 2020
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 309
Among people born in United States, Bob James ranks 5,592 out of 18,182. Before her are Edith Clarke (1883), David Proval (1942), Bonnie Raitt (1949), John Drew Barrymore (1932), Dinah Shore (1916), and William Dwight Whitney (1827). After her are Franchot Tone (1905), Mamie Smith (1891), Annette Haven (1954), Lou Gramm (1950), David Conrad (1967), and Taraji P. Henson (1970).
1883 - 1959
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 5,586
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 5,587
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 5,588
1932 - 2004
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 5,589
1916 - 1994
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 5,590
1827 - 1894
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 5,591
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 5,592
1905 - 1968
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 5,593
1891 - 1946
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 5,594
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 5,595
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 5,596
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 5,597
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 5,598
Among musicians born in United States, Bob James ranks 422. Before her are Tom Hamilton (1951), Scott Travis (1961), Bruce Kulick (1953), David Ellefson (1964), Stan Kenton (1911), and Bonnie Raitt (1949). After her are Mamie Smith (1891), Levon Helm (1940), Sonny Stitt (1924), Frank Thomas (1912), Dexter Holland (1965), and Norah Jones (1979).
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 416
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 417
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 418
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 419
1911 - 1979
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 420
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 421
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 422
1891 - 1946
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 423
1940 - 2012
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 424
1924 - 1982
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 425
1912 - 2004
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 426
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 427
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 428