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Jonathan Richman

1951 - Today

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Jonathan Michael Richman (born May 16, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970, he founded the Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key acoustic and electric backing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonathan Richman has received more than 1,591,407 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Richman is the 1,737th most popular singer (down from 1,566th in 2019), the 9,423rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,687th in 2019) and the 471st most popular American Singer.

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  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jonathan Richman ranks 1,737 out of 3,528Before him are Bappi Lahiri, Birthe Kjær, René Pape, Ahlam, Jacek Kaczmarski, and Roky Erickson. After him are Paul Jones, Anna Held, Emilíana Torrini, George Ezra, David Bisbal, and Whigfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Jonathan Richman ranks 469Before him are Ismail Abilov, Tress MacNeille, Helen Zille, Fiorella Bonicelli, Carlo Vanzina, and Paulo Kassoma. After him are Daniel Everett, Māris Gailis, Brian Downey, John L. Phillips, Konrad Weise, and Gaston Kaboré.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jonathan Richman ranks 9,423 out of 18,182Before him are Brian Van Holt (1969), Sam Snead (1912), David Koechner (1962), Calvin Smith (1961), Roky Erickson (1947), and Dean Cundey (1946). After him are Len Wiseman (1973), Joe Lovano (1952), Aisha Tyler (1970), Alison Krauss (1971), Daniel Everett (1951), and Betty Blythe (1893).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jonathan Richman ranks 471Before him are Bruce Hornsby (1954), Mississippi Fred McDowell (1906), Sheb Wooley (1921), Fat Joe (1970), Fontella Bass (1940), and Roky Erickson (1947). After him are Eddie Money (1949), Johnnie Ray (1927), Leroy Carr (1905), Arabian Prince (1965), Gregory Porter (1971), and Maria Ewing (1950).