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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian MacKaye has received more than 2,045,140 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian MacKaye is the 2,139th most popular musician (down from 2,044th in 2019), the 11,197th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,656th in 2019) and the 892nd most popular American Musician.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ian MacKaye ranks 2,139 out of 2,662Before him are Nicky Romero, Andy Fairweather Low, Hevia, Keren Ann, Farin Urlaub, and Jimmy Chamberlin. After him are Oleksandr Ponomariov, Lisa Lopes, Reb Beach, Glen Benton, DJ Antoine, and Mike Bordin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Ian MacKaye ranks 467Before him are Arsen Fadzaev, Rita Sargsyan, Paddy Lowe, Jeff Bennett, Chris Botti, and Andrei Zygmantovich. After him are Mehdi Jomaa, Katarzyna Figura, Mike Bordin, Bela B., Marina Kaljurand, and Rudolf Povarnitsyn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ian MacKaye ranks 11,197 out of 18,182Before him are Aileen Pringle (1895), John Mulcahy (1876), Jimmy Chamberlin (1964), Amy Jo Johnson (1970), Jim Nabors (1930), and Charlie Logg (1931). After him are Ed Markey (1946), Ernestine Anderson (1928), Noel Neill (1920), Heather Morris (1987), Frank Loesser (1910), and William Wyatt Bibb (1781).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ian MacKaye ranks 892Before him are Randy Jackson (1956), Chris Botti (1962), Bob Weir (1947), Roy Hargrove (1969), Mathew Knowles (1952), and Jimmy Chamberlin (1964). After him are Lisa Lopes (1971), Reb Beach (1963), Glen Benton (1967), Mike Bordin (1962), Sufjan Stevens (1975), and Steve Khan (1947).