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John Mellencamp

1951 - Today

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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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  • 50.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Mellencamp ranks 935 out of 2,662Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, John Mellencamp ranks 205Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Mellencamp ranks 4,591 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Mellencamp ranks 324Before 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).

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