1942 - 2018
Martyn Jerel Buchwald (January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018), known as Marty Balin (), was an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the founder/leader and one of the lead singers and songwriters of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marty Balin has received more than 1,819,013 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Marty Balin is the 996th most popular musician (up from 1,118th in 2019), the 4,885th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,546th in 2019) and the 355th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Marty Balin ranks 996 out of 2,662. Before him are Jimmy Reed, Yoshiki, Big Bill Broonzy, Marky Ramone, Alexi Laiho, and Eberhard Weber. After him are Tommy Johnson, Yvonne Loriod, Markos Vamvakaris, Barry Harris, Martin Barre, and Colin Burgess.
1925 - 1976
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 990
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 991
1903 - 1958
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 992
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 993
1979 - 2020
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 994
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 995
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 996
1896 - 1956
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 997
1924 - 2010
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 998
1905 - 1972
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 999
1929 - 2021
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,000
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,001
1946 - 2023
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 1,002
Among people born in 1942, Marty Balin ranks 332. Before him are Emília Vášáryová, Ghada al-Samman, Petar Nadoveza, Wu Ma, Adolf Ogi, and Ion Drîmbă. After him are Anneke Grönloh, Doğu Perinçek, Jerry Sloan, Gillian Rubinstein, Fred Thompson, and Hannelore Elsner. Among people deceased in 2018, Marty Balin ranks 227. Before him are Morris Halle, Shinobu Hashimoto, René Houseman, Dragutin Šurbek, Shehu Shagari, and Hans Günter Winkler. After him are Anneke Grönloh, Abbas, Geoff Emerick, Tony Joe White, Connie Sawyer, and Edgar Hilsenrath.
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 326
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 327
1942 - 2023
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 328
1942 - 2014
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 329
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 330
1942 - 2006
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 331
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 332
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 333
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 334
1942 - 2020
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 335
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 336
1942 - 2015
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 337
1942 - 2019
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 338
1923 - 2018
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 221
1918 - 2018
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 222
1953 - 2018
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 223
1946 - 2018
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 224
1925 - 2018
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 225
1926 - 2018
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 226
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 227
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 228
1944 - 2018
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 229
1945 - 2018
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 230
1943 - 2018
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 231
1912 - 2018
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 232
1926 - 2018
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 233
Among people born in United States, Marty Balin ranks 4,885 out of 18,182. Before him are Shirley Jones (1934), Minnie Riperton (1947), Isabella Karle (1921), Chandra Wilson (1969), Louise Bryant (1885), and Irving Cummings (1888). After him are Tommy Johnson (1896), Taylor Lautner (1992), Rooney Mara (1985), William Masters (1915), Rachael Harris (1968), and Charles Martin Smith (1953).
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 4,879
1947 - 1979
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 4,880
1921 - 2017
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 4,881
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,882
1885 - 1936
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,883
1888 - 1959
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,884
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,885
1896 - 1956
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,886
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,887
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,888
1915 - 2001
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,889
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,890
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,891
Among musicians born in United States, Marty Balin ranks 355. Before him are Larry Carlton (1948), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), Kenny Burrell (1931), Jimmy Reed (1925), Big Bill Broonzy (1903), and Marky Ramone (1952). After him are Tommy Johnson (1896), Barry Harris (1929), Floyd Council (1911), Hugh McDonald (1950), Al Jardine (1942), and Phil Woods (1931).
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 349
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 350
1931 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 351
1925 - 1976
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 352
1903 - 1958
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 353
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 354
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 355
1896 - 1956
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 356
1929 - 2021
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 357
1911 - 1976
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 358
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 359
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 360
1931 - 2015
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 361