MUSICIAN
John Paul Jones
1946 - Today
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin; 3 January 1946), is an English musician, songwriter, and record producer who was the bassist and keyboardist for the rock band Led Zeppelin. Prior to forming the band with Jimmy Page in 1968, he was a session musician and arranger. After the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, Led Zeppelin disbanded, and Jones developed a solo career. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Paul Jones has received more than 4,306,604 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). John Paul Jones is the 187th most popular musician (down from 184th in 2019), the 715th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 721st in 2019) and the 46th most popular British Musician.
John Paul Jones is most famous for his victory over the British fleet in the Battle of Flamborough Head.
Memorability Metrics
4.3M
Page Views (PV)
62.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
4.19
Effective Languages (L*)
4.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, John Paul Jones ranks 187 out of 3,175. Before him are Duff McKagan, Bernard Haitink, Rory Gallagher, Muddy Waters, Nam June Paik, and John Cale. After him are Alicia Keys, Giovanni Battista Martini, Emil Gilels, Roger Whittaker, Dr. Alban, and Claudio Arrau.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDuff McKagan
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 181
Bernard Haitink
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 182
Rory Gallagher
1948 - 1995
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 183
Muddy Waters
1913 - 1983
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 184
Nam June Paik
1932 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 185
John Cale
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 186
John Paul Jones
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 187
Alicia Keys
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 188
Giovanni Battista Martini
1706 - 1784
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 189
Emil Gilels
1916 - 1985
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 190
Roger Whittaker
1936 - 2023
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 191
Dr. Alban
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 192
Claudio Arrau
1903 - 1991
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 193
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, John Paul Jones ranks 88. Before him are Philip Pullman, Marilyn vos Savant, Howard Shore, Brian Cox, Daniel Goleman, and Ed O'Neill. After him are John Heard, Janet Yellen, Laura Bush, Peter Singer, Yonatan Netanyahu, and Stefania Sandrelli.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsPhilip Pullman
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 82
Marilyn vos Savant
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 83
Howard Shore
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 84
Brian Cox
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 85
Daniel Goleman
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 86
Ed O'Neill
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 87
John Paul Jones
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 88
John Heard
ACTOR
1946 - 2017
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 89
Janet Yellen
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 90
Laura Bush
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 91
Peter Singer
PHILOSOPHER
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 92
Yonatan Netanyahu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1946 - 1976
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 93
Stefania Sandrelli
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 94
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Paul Jones ranks 715 out of 8,785. Before him are Oliver Reed (1938), John Gurdon (1933), Offa of Mercia (800), John Franklin (1786), John Cale (1942), and James Macpherson (1736). After him are George Darwin (1845), William Byrd (1543), Kenny Dalglish (1951), Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765), Charles Vane (1680), and Matt Busby (1909).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsOliver Reed
ACTOR
1938 - 1999
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 709
John Gurdon
BIOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 710
Offa of Mercia
POLITICIAN
800 - 796
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 711
John Franklin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1847
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 712
John Cale
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 713
James Macpherson
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1796
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 714
John Paul Jones
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 715
George Darwin
ASTRONOMER
1845 - 1912
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 716
William Byrd
COMPOSER
1543 - 1623
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 717
Kenny Dalglish
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 718
Emma, Lady Hamilton
ACTOR
1765 - 1815
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 719
Charles Vane
PIRATE
1680 - 1721
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 720
Matt Busby
COACH
1909 - 1994
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 721
Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Paul Jones ranks 46. Before him are Tony Iommi (1948), George Martin (1926), Brian Eno (1948), Ian Paice (1948), Bill Wyman (1936), and John Cale (1942). After him are Amy Winehouse (1983), Ken Hensley (1945), Stuart Sutcliffe (1940), Cliff Williams (1949), Alan Parsons (1948), and Ian Stewart (1938).
Tony Iommi
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 40
George Martin
1926 - 2016
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 41
Brian Eno
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 42
Ian Paice
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 43
Bill Wyman
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 44
John Cale
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 45
John Paul Jones
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 46
Amy Winehouse
1983 - 2011
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 47
Ken Hensley
1945 - 2020
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 48
Stuart Sutcliffe
1940 - 1962
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 49
Cliff Williams
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 50
Alan Parsons
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 51
Ian Stewart
1938 - 1985
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 52