MUSICIAN
L.A. Reid
1956 - Today
L.A. Reid
Antonio Marquis "L.A." Reid (born June 7, 1956) is an American record executive, A&R representative, and record producer. He has served as the chairman and CEO of Epic Records and The Island Def Jam Music Group, as well as the president and CEO of Arista Records. He co-founded the record label Hitco Entertainment in 2017, which was sold to Concord in 2022.Early in his career he was a musician, joining the Ohio R&B bands Pure Essence in 1973, and The Deele (with future business partner Babyface) in 1981 as a drummer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of L.A. Reid has received more than 2,014,168 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. L.A. Reid is the 2,621st most popular musician (down from 2,251st in 2019), the 14,541st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,952nd in 2019) and the 1,086th most popular American Musician.
Memorability Metrics
2.0M
Page Views (PV)
37.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
1.63
Effective Languages (L*)
3.74
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of L.A. Reids by language
Over the past year L.A. Reid has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 186,147 views, followed by French (4,937), and German (3,458). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cantonese (32.58%), Arabic (15.97%), and Swedish (7.50%)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, L.A. Reid ranks 2,621 out of 3,175. Before him are Barry Adamson, Chris Pitman, Mike Watt, Renaud Capuçon, Jad Fair, and Tony Rice. After him are John Cooper, Laurent Wolf, Pete Shelley, Daniel Erlandsson, Lustmord, and Petri Lindroos.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBarry Adamson
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 2,615
Chris Pitman
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 2,616
Mike Watt
1957 - Present
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 2,617
Renaud Capuçon
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.23
Rank: 2,618
Jad Fair
1954 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 2,619
Tony Rice
1951 - 2020
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 2,620
L.A. Reid
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 2,621
John Cooper
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 2,622
Laurent Wolf
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 2,623
Pete Shelley
1955 - 2018
HPI: 37.16
Rank: 2,624
Daniel Erlandsson
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 2,625
Lustmord
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.13
Rank: 2,626
Petri Lindroos
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 2,627
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, L.A. Reid ranks 702. Before him are Sam Brownback, Robin Curtis, Kimberly Beck, Graham Watson, Jorge Olaechea, and Květa Jeriová. After him are Yordan Mitkov, Satish Kaushik, Suren Nalbandyan, Stephen Bray, Jeff Merkley, and Charles L. Bennett.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsSam Brownback
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 696
Robin Curtis
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 697
Kimberly Beck
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 698
Graham Watson
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.21
Rank: 699
Jorge Olaechea
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 700
Květa Jeriová
SKIER
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 701
L.A. Reid
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 702
Yordan Mitkov
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.02
Rank: 703
Satish Kaushik
ACTOR
1956 - 2023
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 704
Suren Nalbandyan
WRESTLER
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.94
Rank: 705
Stephen Bray
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 706
Jeff Merkley
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 707
Charles L. Bennett
PHYSICIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 708
In United States
Among people born in United States, L.A. Reid ranks 14,541 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Gant (1968), Fannie Ward (1872), Jad Fair (1954), Valerie Plame (1963), Rick Snyder (1958), and Tony Rice (1951). After him are Maiara Walsh (1988), Teresa Graves (1948), Olivia Palermo (1986), John Cooper (1975), Jeremy Sumpter (1989), and J. D. Pardo (1980).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRobert Gant
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 14,535
Fannie Ward
ACTOR
1872 - 1952
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 14,536
Jad Fair
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 14,537
Valerie Plame
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 14,538
Rick Snyder
BUSINESSPERSON
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 14,539
Tony Rice
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2020
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 14,540
L.A. Reid
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 14,541
Maiara Walsh
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 14,542
Teresa Graves
ACTOR
1948 - 2002
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 14,543
Olivia Palermo
BUSINESSPERSON
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 14,544
John Cooper
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 14,545
Jeremy Sumpter
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 14,546
J. D. Pardo
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 14,547
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, L.A. Reid ranks 1,086. Before him are Chris Adler (1972), Mike Ness (1962), Chris Pitman (1961), Mike Watt (1957), Jad Fair (1954), and Tony Rice (1951). After him are John Cooper (1975), Dave Abbruzzese (1968), Ross Robinson (1967), Greg Ginn (1954), Bob Johnston (1932), and Madlib (1973).
Chris Adler
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 1,080
Mike Ness
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 1,081
Chris Pitman
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 1,082
Mike Watt
1957 - Present
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 1,083
Jad Fair
1954 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 1,084
Tony Rice
1951 - 2020
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 1,085
L.A. Reid
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 1,086
John Cooper
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 1,087
Dave Abbruzzese
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 1,088
Ross Robinson
1967 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 1,089
Greg Ginn
1954 - Present
HPI: 36.97
Rank: 1,090
Bob Johnston
1932 - 2015
HPI: 36.96
Rank: 1,091
Madlib
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.96
Rank: 1,092