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Jonathan Davis

1971 - Today

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Jonathan Howsmon Davis (born January 18, 1971), also known as JD, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead vocalist and frontman of nu metal band Korn, which is considered a pioneering act of the nu metal genre. Davis's distinctive personality and Korn's music influenced a generation of musicians and performers who have come after them. Davis co-founded Korn in Bakersfield in 1993 with the dissolution of two bands, Sexart and L.A.P.D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonathan Davis has received more than 5,104,117 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Jonathan Davis is the 1,180th most popular singer (down from 1,101st in 2019), the 6,007th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,961st in 2019) and the 299th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jonathan Davis ranks 1,180 out of 4,381Before him are Lounès Matoub, Lonnie Donegan, Ted Neeley, Emina Jahović, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Spagna. After him are Juan Pons, Willie Colón, Arne Bendiksen, Roger McGuinn, Susana Baca, and Kenny Dorham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Jonathan Davis ranks 137Before him are Yuri Lowenthal, Kenjiro Tsuda, Johnny Knoxville, Lee Seo-jin, Emily Mortimer, and Richard Krajicek. After him are Peter Franzén, Mike Lee, Go Hyun-jung, Gina Raimondo, Max Biaggi, and César Sánchez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jonathan Davis ranks 6,007 out of 20,380Before him are Walter Sutton (1877), Gale Anne Hurd (1955), David Starr Jordan (1851), Lightnin' Hopkins (1912), Floyd Gottfredson (1905), and Pia Zadora (1953). After him are Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926), Leila Hyams (1905), Ed Begley Jr. (1949), Mike Starr (1950), Norah Jones (1979), and Linda Thompson (1950).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jonathan Davis ranks 299Before him are Eva Cassidy (1963), Nate Dogg (1969), Junior Wells (1934), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Ted Neeley (1943), and Lightnin' Hopkins (1912). After him are Willie Colón (1950), Roger McGuinn (1942), Kenny Dorham (1924), Tom Verlaine (1949), Grace Bumbry (1937), and Hoagy Carmichael (1899).