MUSICIAN

John Sebastian

1944 - Today

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John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who founded the rock band the Lovin' Spoonful in 1964 with Zal Yanovsky. During his time in the Lovin Spoonful, John would write and sing some of the band's biggest hits such as "Do You Believe in Magic", "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind", and "Daydream". Sebastian would leave the Spoonful in 1968 after the album Everything Playing. After leaving the Spoonful, Sebastian would focus on a solo career, releasing his first solo album in 1970 titled John B. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Sebastian has received more than 2,229,124 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). John Sebastian is the 1,872nd most popular musician (down from 1,727th in 2019), the 9,511th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,731st in 2019) and the 720th most popular American Musician.

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  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Sebastian ranks 1,872 out of 3,175. Before him are Takanori Nishikawa, Pete Quaife, Don Williams, Robert Stigwood, Paul Motian, and Jim Lea. After him are Chris Stein, Glyn Johns, Ringo Sheena, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Steve Smith, and Lionel Tertis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, John Sebastian ranks 610. Before him are Lynn Harrell, Regine Heitzer, Saira Banu, James H. Clark, Gennady Yevryuzhikhin, and Guity Novin. After him are Gunnar Asmussen, Patricia Quinn, Nora Astorga, Carl I. Hagen, José Urruzmendi, and Vitaly Tseshkovsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Sebastian ranks 9,511 out of 20,380. Before him are Wilma Mankiller (1945), Dan Coats (1943), Mae Young (1923), Michael Hayden (1945), Emile Hirsch (1985), and Sylvia Rivera (1951). After him are Virgil Abloh (1980), Alvin Sargent (1927), Maitland Ward (1977), Chris Stein (1950), Julie Strain (1962), and Walter Winchell (1897).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Sebastian ranks 720. Before him are Danny Carey (1961), Buddy Miles (1947), Dickey Betts (1943), Nelson Riddle (1921), Don Williams (1939), and Paul Motian (1931). After him are Chris Stein (1950), Steve Smith (1954), Jerry Cantrell (1966), Jerry Wexler (1917), Sheila Jordan (1928), and Kevin Moore (1967).

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