1943 - Today
Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his non-rhotic Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and various film scores. His best-known songs as a recording artist are "Short People" (1977), "I Love L.A." (1983), and "You've Got a Friend in Me" (1995) with Lyle Lovett, while other artists have enjoyed more success with cover versions of his "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (1966), "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (1968) and "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1972). Born in Los Angeles to an extended family of Hollywood film composers, Newman began his songwriting career at the age of 17, penning hits for acts such as the Fleetwoods, Cilla Black, Gene Pitney, and the Alan Price Set. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Randy Newman has received more than 5,412,812 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Randy Newman is the 383rd most popular singer (up from 426th in 2019), the 2,390th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,645th in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Randy Newman ranks 383 out of 3,528. Before him are Harry Nilsson, Karen Carpenter, Henri Salvador, Liz Mitchell, Black, and Laila Halme. After him are Patricia Kaas, Zdravko Čolić, André Claveau, Đorđe Balašević, Tracy Chapman, and Frankie Valli.
1941 - 1994
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 377
1950 - 1983
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 378
1917 - 2008
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 379
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 380
1962 - 2016
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 381
1934 - 2021
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 382
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 383
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 384
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 385
1911 - 2003
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 386
1953 - 2021
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 387
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 388
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 389
Among people born in 1943, Randy Newman ranks 159. Before him are James Levine, Richard S. Hamilton, Björn Waldegård, Clément Mouamba, Boris Gromov, and Joan Manuel Serrat. After him are Stanley Kamel, Bob Woodward, Roberto Boninsegna, Lin Shaye, J. T. Walsh, and Dick Taylor.
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 153
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 154
1943 - 2014
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 155
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 156
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 157
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 158
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 159
1943 - 2008
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 160
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 161
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 162
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 163
1943 - 1998
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 164
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 165
Among people born in United States, Randy Newman ranks 2,390 out of 18,182. Before him are Henry H. Arnold (1886), Fredric March (1897), Joe Perry (1950), Brion James (1945), Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897), and Frederik Pohl (1919). After him are Ric Flair (1949), Maria Bello (1967), Donna Karan (1948), Erin Brockovich (1960), Lionel Barrymore (1878), and Tom Fogerty (1941).
1886 - 1950
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 2,384
1897 - 1975
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 2,385
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 2,386
1945 - 1999
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 2,387
1897 - 1953
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 2,388
1919 - 2013
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 2,389
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 2,390
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 2,391
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 2,392
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 2,393
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,394
1878 - 1954
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,395
1941 - 1990
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,396
Among singers born in United States, Randy Newman ranks 121. Before him are Selena Gomez (1992), LP (1981), Selena (1971), Katy Perry (1984), Harry Nilsson (1941), and Karen Carpenter (1950). After him are Tracy Chapman (1964), Frankie Valli (1934), Lisa Marie Presley (1968), Pinetop Perkins (1913), Carl Perkins (1932), and Percy Sledge (1941).
1992 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 115
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 116
1971 - 1995
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 117
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 118
1941 - 1994
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 119
1950 - 1983
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 120
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 121
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 122
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 123
1968 - 2023
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 124
1913 - 2011
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 125
1932 - 1998
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 126
1941 - 2015
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 127