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Paul Jones

1942 - Today

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Paul Jones (born Paul Adrian Pond, 24 February 1942) is an English singer, actor, harmonicist, radio personality and television presenter. He first came to prominence as the original lead singer and harmonicist of the rock band Manfred Mann (1962–66) with whom he had several hit records including "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (UK #1, US #1) and "Pretty Flamingo" (UK #1). After leaving the band, Jones established a solo career and starred as a deified pop star in the 1967 film Privilege. In 1979, he formed The Blues Band, and toured with them until their breakup in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Paul Jones is the 1,999th most popular singer (up from 2,175th in 2024), the 5,292nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,556th in 2019) and the 206th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Paul Jones ranks 1,999 out of 4,381. Before him are Natalie Horler, Alejandro Fernández, Roza Rymbayeva, Iveta Bartošová, Tony Hadley, and Brad Delp. After him are David Bisbal, Telma Hopkins, Kyōko Koizumi, Mira Awad, Sunny, and Tex Ritter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Paul Jones ranks 642. Before him are Allen Daviau, Samuel Ramey, Rolando García, Seiji Aochi, Kenas Aroi, and Shirley Stobs. After him are Örjan Persson, Per Stig Møller, Barbara Parkins, Dinara Asanova, Mirja Lehtonen, and Howard Jacobson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Jones ranks 5,294 out of 8,785. Before him are Susan Cooper (1935), Emily Blackwell (1826), Amir Khan (1986), Tanya Tate (1979), Terence Davies (1945), and Jackie Milburn (1924). After him are Eric Dier (1994), Nicola Sturgeon (1970), Jocelyn Pook (1960), Joe Meek (1929), Joyce Cary (1888), and Euphemia de Ross (1333).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Paul Jones ranks 206. Before him are Ewan MacColl (1915), Duffy (1984), Tom Odell (1990), Steve Strange (1959), Long John Baldry (1941), and Tony Hadley (1960). After him are George Ezra (1993), Jet Harris (1939), Ann Lee (1967), Sam Ryder (1989), Ian Watkins (1977), and Rebecca Ferguson (1986).

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