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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 947,763 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Coulton is the 2,841st most popular musician (down from 2,619th in 2019), the 17,225th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,134th in 2019) and the 1,213th most popular American Musician.

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  • 950k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 22.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jonathan Coulton ranks 2,841 out of 2,662. Before him are Matt Cardle, Ingrid Michaelson, Jeremy Davis, Patrick Carney, High Contrast, and Alina Ibragimova. After him are Marié Digby, Lissie, Andy C, Jason Wade, Toro y Moi, and Taylor York.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Jonathan Coulton ranks 927. Before him are Satoshi Taira, Phil Babb, Maria Bamford, Amjad Sabri, Andy Burnham, and Tim Farron. After him are Matthew Pinsent, Geoffrey S. Fletcher, Jeff Rouse, Chely Wright, Jason Queally, and Pooja Bedi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jonathan Coulton ranks 17,225 out of 18,182. Before him are Anthony Cumia (1961), Kim Rhode (1979), Jared Sullinger (1992), Doug LaMalfa (1960), Mark Indelicato (1994), and Jim Dauterive (1957). After him are Lizzy Greene (2003), JR Reed (1967), Matthew Hoppe (2001), Sylvia Fowles (1985), Marié Digby (1983), and Lil Yachty (1997).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jonathan Coulton ranks 1,213. Before him are Teddy Geiger (1988), Conor Oberst (1980), Greyson Chance (1997), Ingrid Michaelson (1979), Jeremy Davis (1985), and Patrick Carney (1980). After him are Marié Digby (1983), Lissie (1982), Jason Wade (1980), Toro y Moi (1986), Taylor York (1989), and Jade Puget (1973).

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