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John Paul Jones

1946 - Today

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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.

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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

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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).

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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).

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