MUSICIAN

Ian MacKaye

1962 - Today

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Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (; born April 16, 1962) is an American musician. Active since 1979, he is best known as the co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.–based independent record label, and the frontman of hardcore punk band Minor Threat and post-hardcore band Fugazi. MacKaye was also the bassist for the short-lived band the Teen Idles, and frontman for Embrace, and Pailhead, a collaboration with the band Ministry. MacKaye is a member of The Evens, a two-piece indie rock group he formed with his wife Amy Farina in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian MacKaye has received more than 2,361,303 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian MacKaye is the 2,310th most popular musician (down from 2,131st in 2019), the 12,328th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,171st in 2019) and the 940th most popular American Musician.

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  • 2.4M

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  • 48.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ian MacKaye ranks 2,310 out of 3,175. Before him are Diplo, Roger Sanchez, David Silveria, Alex Honnold, John Kiffmeyer, and Alexander Hacke. After him are Jimmy Chamberlin, Josh Freese, Naomi Munakata, Nate Mendel, Thomas Gabriel Fischer, and Dave Greenfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Ian MacKaye ranks 557. Before him are Mike Bordin, Michael Widenius, Kris Peeters, Gerbrand Bakker, Cristieana Cojocaru, and Kamilya Jubran. After him are Detlev Buck, Mirsad Baljić, Geoffrey Blake, Eric Allan Kramer, Viktor Bryzhin, and Tim Guinee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ian MacKaye ranks 12,328 out of 20,380. Before him are John Kiffmeyer (1969), Rajon Rondo (1986), Andrew Jackson Downing (1815), Danielle Panabaker (1987), Zina Garrison (1963), and Richard LaGravenese (1959). After him are Nick Lachey (1973), Jimmy Chamberlin (1964), Tracy Hickman (1955), Dean Malenko (1960), Dinah Manoff (1956), and DeMar DeRozan (1989).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ian MacKaye ranks 940. Before him are Natalie Merchant (1963), Diplo (1978), Roger Sanchez (1967), David Silveria (1972), Alex Honnold (1985), and John Kiffmeyer (1969). After him are Jimmy Chamberlin (1964), Josh Freese (1972), Nate Mendel (1968), Bud Shank (1926), Uri Caine (1956), and Robin Thicke (1977).

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