1951 - Today
John J. Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his catchy brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, followed by an induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.Mellencamp rose to fame in the 1980s while "honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style" that, starting in 1982, yielded a string of Top 10 singles, including "Hurts So Good", "Jack & Diane", "Crumblin' Down", "Pink Houses", "Lonely Ol' Night", "Small Town", "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.", "Paper in Fire", and "Cherry Bomb". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Mellencamp has received more than 10,476,117 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). John Mellencamp is the 935th most popular musician (up from 1,180th in 2019), the 4,591st most popular biography from United States (up from 5,843rd in 2019) and the 324th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, John Mellencamp ranks 935 out of 2,662. Before him are Amy Lee, Leon Fleisher, John Scofield, Rick James, Gary Thain, and Rob Zombie. After him are Pink Anderson, Sabicas, Mikhail Pletnev, Gary Peacock, Donald Byrd, and Gene Autry.
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 929
1928 - 2020
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 930
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 931
1948 - 2004
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 932
1948 - 1975
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 933
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 934
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 935
1900 - 1974
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 936
1912 - 1990
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 937
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 938
1935 - 2020
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 939
1932 - 2013
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 940
1907 - 1998
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 941
Among people born in 1951, John Mellencamp ranks 205. Before him are Leonid Kadeniuk, Gregory Winter, John Scofield, Kent Nagano, Emmanuel Todd, and Sulejman Tihić. After him are Stephen Tobolowsky, Catherine Hicks, Viktor Sukhorukov, Hilda Heine, Börje Salming, and Jimi Jamison.
1951 - 2018
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 199
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 200
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 201
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 202
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 203
1951 - 2014
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 204
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 205
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 206
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 207
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 208
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 209
1951 - 2022
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 210
1951 - 2014
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 211
Among people born in United States, John Mellencamp ranks 4,591 out of 18,182. Before him are Johnny Hayes (1886), Maureen Connolly (1934), Virginia Mayo (1920), Ed Roberts (1941), Robert Axelrod (1943), and Rob Zombie (1965). After him are Gale Sondergaard (1899), Tommy Morrison (1969), Andreas Katsulas (1946), Alicia Silverstone (1976), Matt Reeves (1966), and Charley Paddock (1900).
1886 - 1965
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4,585
1934 - 1969
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4,586
1920 - 2005
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4,587
1941 - 2010
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4,588
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4,589
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 4,590
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 4,591
1899 - 1985
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 4,592
1969 - 2013
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 4,593
1946 - 2006
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 4,594
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 4,595
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 4,596
1900 - 1943
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 4,597
Among musicians born in United States, John Mellencamp ranks 324. Before him are Otis Rush (1934), Amy Lee (1981), Leon Fleisher (1928), John Scofield (1951), Rick James (1948), and Rob Zombie (1965). After him are Pink Anderson (1900), Gary Peacock (1935), Donald Byrd (1932), Gene Autry (1907), Kid Ory (1886), and Hank Mobley (1930).
1934 - 2018
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 318
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 319
1928 - 2020
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 320
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 321
1948 - 2004
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 322
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 323
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 324
1900 - 1974
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 325
1935 - 2020
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 326
1932 - 2013
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 327
1907 - 1998
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 328
1886 - 1973
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 329
1930 - 1986
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 330