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Jim O'Rourke

1969 - Today

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Jim O'Rourke (born January 18, 1969) is an American musician, instrumentalist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his numerous solo and collaborative music projects, many of which are instrumental, and has been acclaimed for his music that spans varied genres, including avant-garde styles such as ambient, noise and minimalism, and styles of rock like indie rock and post-rock. He has been associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene, as well as with New York City when he relocated to it in 2000 for his tenure as a member of American indie rock band Sonic Youth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim O'Rourke has received more than 19,830 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jim O'Rourke is the 2,687th most popular musician (down from 2,490th in 2019), the 15,055th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,913th in 2019) and the 1,113th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 20k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jim O'Rourke ranks 2,687 out of 3,175. Before him are Terry Date, Andy Gill, Alana Haim, Femi Kuti, Mikel Herzog, and Nobuyuki Tsujii. After him are K. S. Chithra, Gautier Capuçon, Timmy Trumpet, Matt Skiba, Ben Shepherd, and Håkan Hellström.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Jim O'Rourke ranks 729. Before him are Jan Apell, Dean Phillips, Richard Dormer, David Yost, Joel de la Fuente, and Choe Chol-su. After him are Andreas Reinke, Byron Black, Simona Păucă, Ronny Weller, Rachel Hunter, and Lisa Nicole Carson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim O'Rourke ranks 15,055 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Verdeur (1926), John Godina (1972), Dean Phillips (1969), Jeff VanderMeer (1968), David Yost (1969), and Joel de la Fuente (1969). After him are Kurt Elling (1967), Ardo Hansson (1958), Winston E. Scott (1950), Rob Minkoff (1962), Barbara Acklin (1943), and Matt Skiba (1976).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jim O'Rourke ranks 1,113. Before him are Billy Gould (1963), Brenda Russell (1949), Josh Dun (1988), Norman Petty (1927), Terry Date (1956), and Alana Haim (1991). After him are Matt Skiba (1976), William Goldsmith (1972), Brendan O'Brien (1960), Rob Caggiano (1976), Rodney Crowell (1950), and Prince Royce (1989).

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