1948 - Today
Jean-Michel André Jarre (French: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl ɑ̃dʁe ʒaʁ]; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, vast laser displays, large projections and fireworks. Jarre was raised in Lyon by his mother and grandparents and trained on the piano. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Michel Jarre has received more than 2,031,892 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Jean-Michel Jarre is the 34th most popular musician (up from 62nd in 2019), the 326th most popular biography from France (up from 441st in 2019) and the most popular French Musician.
Jean-Michel Jarre is most famous for his album Oxygène, which was released in 1976. The album is a mixture of electronic music and classical music.
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Among musicians, Jean-Michel Jarre ranks 34 out of 2,675. Before him are Władysław Szpilman, Ronnie James Dio, Bon Scott, Miles Davis, Scatman John, and Arthur Rubinstein. After him are Django Reinhardt, Keith Richards, Maria Anna Mozart, B.B. King, David Gilmour, and Isaac Albéniz.
1911 - 2000
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 28
1942 - 2010
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 29
1946 - 1980
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 30
1926 - 1991
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 31
1942 - 1999
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 32
1887 - 1982
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 33
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 34
1910 - 1953
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 35
1943 - Present
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 36
1751 - 1829
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 37
1925 - 2015
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 38
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 39
1860 - 1909
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 40
Among people born in 1948, Jean-Michel Jarre ranks 11. Before him are Cat Stevens, Samuel L. Jackson, Svetlana Alexievich, Terry Pratchett, Ozzy Osbourne, and Eckhart Tolle. After him are Hassan Rouhani, John R. Bolton, Jan Palach, Henning Mankell, Jeremy Irons, and Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 5
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 6
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 7
1948 - 2015
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 8
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 9
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 10
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 11
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 12
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 13
1948 - 1969
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 14
1948 - 2015
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 15
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 16
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 17
Among people born in France, Jean-Michel Jarre ranks 326 out of 5,234. Before him are Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738), Robert Guiscard (1016), Charles Messier (1730), Chrétien de Troyes (1135), René Goscinny (1926), and Marguerite de Navarre (1492). After him are Adolphe Adam (1803), Eugène François Vidocq (1775), François Couperin (1668), Jean Renoir (1894), Charles, Count of Valois (1270), and Claude of France (1499).
1738 - 1814
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 320
1016 - 1085
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 321
1730 - 1817
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 322
1135 - 1185
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 323
1926 - 1977
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 324
1492 - 1549
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 325
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 326
1803 - 1856
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 327
1775 - 1857
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 328
1668 - 1733
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 329
1894 - 1979
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 330
1270 - 1325
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 331
1499 - 1524
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 332
Among musicians born in France, Jean-Michel Jarre ranks 1. After him are Richard Clayderman (1953), Thomas Bangalter (1), Paul Mauriat (1925), Arnaut Daniel (1150), Nadia Boulanger (1887), David Guetta (1967), Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813), Stéphane Grappelli (1908), Jean-Marie Leclair (1697), Louis Vierne (1870), and Georges Prêtre (1924).
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 1
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 2
1 - Present
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 3
1925 - 2006
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 4
1150 - 1210
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 5
1887 - 1979
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 6
1967 - Present
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 7
1813 - 1888
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 8
1908 - 1997
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 9
1697 - 1764
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 10
1870 - 1937
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 11
1924 - 2017
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 12