MUSICIAN

Randy Jackson

1956 - Today

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Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on American Idol from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bass guitar for an array of jazz, pop, rock, and R&B performers. He moved on to work in music production and in the A&R department at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Randy Jackson has received more than 6,093,650 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Randy Jackson is the 2,446th most popular musician (down from 2,118th in 2019), the 13,264th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,116th in 2019) and the 1,012th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Randy Jackson ranks 2,446 out of 3,175. Before him are Connie Kay, Will Hunt, Creed Taylor, Brett Gurewitz, Ginger Fish, and Bruce Fairbairn. After him are Earl Palmer, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, DJ Sammy, Tony Alva, Sylvain Sylvain, and Ana Vidović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Randy Jackson ranks 633. Before him are John Kapelos, Vera Zozulya, Sharon Jones, Fernando Clavijo, Luigi Negri, and Patrick Besson. After him are Reinhold Hintermaier, Zhantoro Satybaldiyev, Fred Melamed, Peter Norvig, Mario Trejo, and Rod Blagojevich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randy Jackson ranks 13,264 out of 20,380. Before him are Abigail Spencer (1981), Tisha Campbell-Martin (1968), Timothy Omundson (1969), Joel Surnow (1955), Ruthie Tompson (1910), and Sandy Duncan (1946). After him are Kevin Poulsen (1965), Bernie Worrell (1944), Bud Jamison (1894), Errol Morris (1948), Chris Pontius (1974), and Lucas Grabeel (1984).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Randy Jackson ranks 1,012. Before him are Meghan Trainor (1993), Floyd Cramer (1933), Connie Kay (1927), Will Hunt (1971), Brett Gurewitz (1962), and Ginger Fish (1965). After him are Earl Palmer (1924), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922), Tony Alva (1957), Perry Farrell (1959), Stan Bush (1953), and Jeff Young (1962).

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