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John Phillips

1935 - 2001

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John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) was an American musician. He was the leader of the vocal group the Mamas & the Papas and remains frequently referred to as Papa John Phillips. In addition to writing the majority of the group's compositions, he also wrote "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" in 1967 for former Journeymen bandmate Scott McKenzie, as well as the oft-covered "Me and My Uncle", which was a favorite in the repertoire of the Grateful Dead. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Phillips has received more than 85,824 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. John Phillips is the 418th most popular musician (down from 414th in 2019), the 2,300th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,309th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 56.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Phillips ranks 418 out of 3,175. Before him are Domenico Alberti, Willi Boskovsky, DJ BoBo, Krystian Zimerman, Safi al-Din al-Urmawi, and Annie Fischer. After him are Leonardo De Lorenzo, Lionel Hampton, Geezer Butler, Christoph Schneider, Paul Badura-Skoda, and Steve Vai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, John Phillips ranks 112. Before him are Terry Riley, Robert Silverberg, Michael Walzer, Nikos Sampson, Paula Rego, and Ján Popluhár. After him are Luboš Kohoutek, Thomas Keneally, Azzedine Alaïa, Richard Kuklinski, Bruno Sammartino, and Jan Saudek. Among people deceased in 2001, John Phillips ranks 69. Before him are Francisco Varela, Vittorio Brambilla, Mirza Delibašić, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, and Nikos Sampson. After him are Marcos Pérez Jiménez, Luis Carniglia, Perry Como, Soad Hosny, Pierre Klossowski, and Jaroslav Drobný.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Phillips ranks 2,300 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Sorvino (1939), Lee Grant (1927), Diana Nyad (1949), Treat Williams (1951), Frank Jack Fletcher (1885), and Stephen Crane (1871). After him are Rick Riordan (1964), Harlow Shapley (1885), Holly Hunter (1958), Lionel Barrymore (1878), David Strathairn (1949), and Lionel Hampton (1908).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Phillips ranks 123. Before him are Glenn Frey (1948), Ray Conniff (1916), Albert King (1923), Joe Perry (1950), Johnny Winter (1944), and Tom Petty (1950). After him are Lionel Hampton (1908), Steve Vai (1960), Kenny Loggins (1948), Philly Joe Jones (1923), Al Di Meola (1954), and Dee Dee Ramone (1951).

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