MUSICIAN

Jonathan Coulton

1970 - Today

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Jonathan William Coulton (born December 1, 1970), often called "JoCo" by fans, is an American folk/comedy singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans. Among his most popular songs are "Code Monkey", "Re: Your Brains", "Still Alive", and "Want You Gone" (the last three being featured in games developed by Valve: Left 4 Dead 2, Portal, and Portal 2 respectively). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonathan Coulton has received more than 1,004,885 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jonathan Coulton is the 3,094th most popular musician (down from 2,827th in 2019), the 19,042nd most popular biography from United States (down from 17,176th in 2019) and the 1,300th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 25.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jonathan Coulton ranks 3,094 out of 3,175. Before him are Sam Feldt, Alina Ibragimova, Teddy Geiger, Haley Reinhart, Latto, and Lissie. After him are Ingrid Michaelson, Kevin Rudolf, Wilbur Soot, Patrick Carney, Matoma, and Illenium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Jonathan Coulton ranks 1,072. Before him are Riki Takasaki, Satoshi Taira, Tamotsu Komatsuzaki, Dawn Staley, Nelson Diebel, and Chely Wright. After him are Geoffrey S. Fletcher, David May, Jimmy Pedro, Seema Rao, Dean Kiely, and Mark Foster.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jonathan Coulton ranks 19,042 out of 20,380. Before him are Ann Wagner (1962), Josh Hart (1995), Lissie (1982), Race Imboden (1993), Brad Bufanda (1983), and Lauren Daigle (1991). After him are Cael Sanderson (1979), Tara Conner (1985), Brandon Beemer (1980), Ingrid Michaelson (1979), Kevin Rudolf (1983), and Lil Tjay (2001).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jonathan Coulton ranks 1,300. Before him are DJ Drama (1978), Marié Digby (1983), Teddy Geiger (1988), Haley Reinhart (1990), Latto (1998), and Lissie (1982). After him are Ingrid Michaelson (1979), Kevin Rudolf (1983), Patrick Carney (1980), Illenium (1990), Toro y Moi (1986), and Tricky Stewart (1974).

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