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John Paul Jones

1946 - Today

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John Baldwin (born 3 January 1946), better known by his stage name John Paul Jones, is an English musician, composer, 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 4,163,294 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). John Paul Jones is the 184th most popular musician (down from 183rd in 2019), the 721st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 735th in 2019) and the 45th most popular British Musician.

John Paul Jones is most famous for his victory over the British fleet in the Battle of Flamborough Head.

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  • 4.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Paul Jones ranks 184 out of 2,662. Before him are Wilhelm Kempff, Giya Kancheli, Chris Isaak, Emil Gilels, Gene Simmons, and George Martin. After him are Ian Paice, José Feliciano, Jerry Lee Lewis, Alicia Keys, Paolo Conte, and Muddy Waters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, John Paul Jones ranks 83. Before him are Chris Slade, Ilie Năstase, Lasse Hallström, Rade Šerbedžija, Michele Placido, and Demetris Christofias. After him are Daniel Goleman, Zhang Gaoli, Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Dragan Džajić, Kabir Bedi, and Naoto Kan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Paul Jones ranks 721 out of 7,765. Before him are William Oughtred (1574), Kim Cattrall (1956), John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924), Thomas Malory (1405), George Martin (1926), and Willibrord (658). After him are Ian Paice (1948), Benjamin Hornigold (1680), Wilkie Collins (1824), Nevill Francis Mott (1905), Thomas Mun (1571), and Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Paul Jones ranks 45. Before him are Malcolm Young (1953), Nick Mason (1944), Tony Iommi (1948), Chris Slade (1946), Brian Eno (1948), and George Martin (1926). After him are Ian Paice (1948), Amy Winehouse (1983), Pete Townshend (1945), John Cale (1942), Billy Idol (1955), and Ken Hensley (1945).

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