1943 - Today
Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced soul 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), 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 4,651,286 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Randy Newman is the 427th most popular singer (up from 480th in 2019), the 2,646th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,676th in 2019) and the 135th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Randy Newman ranks 427 out of 3,541. Before him are Linda Ronstadt, Teddy Scholten, Darío Moreno, Lepa Brena, Jean Ferrat, and Gary Glitter. After him are Siw Malmkvist, Ronnie Biggs, Mia Martini, Howlin' Wolf, Gal Costa, and Solomiya Krushelnytska.
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 421
1926 - 2010
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 422
1921 - 1968
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 423
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 424
1930 - 2010
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 425
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 426
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 427
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 428
1929 - 2013
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 429
1947 - 1995
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 430
1910 - 1976
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 431
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 432
1872 - 1952
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 433
Among people born in 1943, Randy Newman ranks 161. Before him are Robert Lefkowitz, Jef Raskin, Mike Leigh, Oskar Lafontaine, Terry Eagleton, and José Ángel Iribar. After him are Joan Manuel Serrat, Winston Groom, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Lucio Battisti, Eduardo Mendoza Garriga, and David Morrell.
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 155
1943 - 2005
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 156
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 157
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 158
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 159
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 160
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 161
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 162
1943 - 2020
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 163
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 164
1943 - 1998
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 165
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 166
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 167
Among people born in United States, Randy Newman ranks 2,646 out of 15,968. Before him are G. W. Bailey (1944), Don Budge (1915), Paul Strand (1890), Jesse Jackson (1941), Isiah Thomas (1961), and Chuck Palahniuk (1962). After him are Willy DeVille (1950), Ted Nelson (1937), Carl Wieman (1951), Chris Rock (1965), Winston Groom (1943), and Dick Dale (1937).
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 2,640
1915 - 2000
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 2,641
1890 - 1976
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 2,642
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 2,643
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 2,644
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 2,645
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 2,646
1950 - 2009
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 2,647
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 2,648
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 2,649
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 2,650
1943 - 2020
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 2,651
1937 - 2019
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 2,652
Among singers born in United States, Randy Newman ranks 135. Before him are Tracy Chapman (1964), Paul Robeson (1898), Billy Preston (1946), Natalie Cole (1950), Taylor Swift (1989), and Linda Ronstadt (1946). After him are Howlin' Wolf (1910), Steve Perry (1949), Cissy Houston (1933), Dinah Washington (1924), Carly Simon (1945), and Jessye Norman (1945).
1964 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 129
1898 - 1976
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 130
1946 - 2006
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 131
1950 - 2015
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 132
1989 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 133
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 134
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 135
1910 - 1976
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 136
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 137
1933 - Present
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 138
1924 - 1963
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 139
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 140
1945 - 2019
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 141