1944 - Today
John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who founded the rock band the Lovin' Spoonful. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969 and scored a U.S. No. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Sebastian has received more than 2,063,193 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John Sebastian is the 1,732nd most popular musician (up from 1,733rd in 2019), the 8,749th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,816th in 2019) and the 692nd most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, John Sebastian ranks 1,732 out of 2,662. Before him are Devin Townsend, Spencer Dryden, Alan Jay Lerner, Blue Mitchell, James Cotton, and Neal Schon. After him are Allen Collins, Zedd, Richie Hawtin, Stephen Morris, Chris Thomas, and Nick Rhodes.
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 1,726
1938 - 2005
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 1,727
1918 - 1986
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,728
1930 - 1979
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,729
1935 - 2017
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 1,730
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 1,731
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 1,732
1952 - 1990
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 1,733
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 1,734
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 1,735
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 1,736
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 1,737
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 1,738
Among people born in 1944, John Sebastian ranks 524. Before him are Simon Blackburn, Volodymyr Kaplychnyi, Russi Taylor, Emanuel Steward, Chris von Saltza, and Annie Famose. After him are Chris Hillman, Per Ivar Moe, Bobby Heenan, Gilles Berolatti, Neroli Fairhall, and Zafarullah Khan Jamali.
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 518
1944 - 2004
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 519
1944 - 2019
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 520
1944 - 2012
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 521
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 522
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 523
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 524
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 525
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 526
1944 - 2017
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 527
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 528
1944 - 2006
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 529
1944 - 2020
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 530
Among people born in United States, John Sebastian ranks 8,749 out of 18,182. Before him are Chris von Saltza (1944), George J. Mitchell (1933), Chloe Webb (1956), Eldridge Cleaver (1935), Charles Marion Russell (1864), and Ellen Greene (1951). After him are Allen Collins (1952), Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847), Peter Segal (1962), Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886), Max Eastman (1883), and Phil Mahre (1957).
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 8,743
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 8,744
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 8,745
1935 - 1998
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 8,746
1864 - 1926
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 8,747
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 8,748
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 8,749
1952 - 1990
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 8,750
1847 - 1917
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 8,751
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 8,752
1886 - 1944
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 8,753
1883 - 1969
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 8,754
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 8,755
Among musicians born in United States, John Sebastian ranks 692. Before him are Butch Vig (1955), Spencer Dryden (1938), Alan Jay Lerner (1918), Blue Mitchell (1930), James Cotton (1935), and Neal Schon (1954). After him are Allen Collins (1952), Chris Poland (1957), Gary Holt (1964), Paul Motian (1931), Rex Brown (1964), and Jerry Wexler (1917).
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 686
1938 - 2005
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 687
1918 - 1986
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 688
1930 - 1979
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 689
1935 - 2017
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 690
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 691
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 692
1952 - 1990
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 693
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 694
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 695
1931 - 2011
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 696
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 697
1917 - 2008
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 698