1954 - Today
Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song for the 1984 film Ghostbusters. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ray Parker Jr. has received more than 1,683,534 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ray Parker Jr. is the 1,268th most popular musician (up from 1,373rd in 2019), the 6,284th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,801st in 2019) and the 474th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 1,268 out of 2,662. Before him are Bernie Leadon, Andrew Loog Oldham, Mark Isham, Imants Kalniņš, Luther Allison, and Adrian Vandenberg. After him are Monty Alexander, Peter Tork, Randy Brecker, Jay Chou, Jo Jones, and Leslie West.
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 1,262
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 1,263
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 1,264
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 1,265
1939 - 1997
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 1,266
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 1,267
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 1,268
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 1,269
1942 - 2019
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 1,270
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 1,271
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 1,272
1911 - 1985
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 1,273
1945 - 2020
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 1,274
Among people born in 1954, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 270. Before him are Trevor Rabin, Ruby Bridges, David Keith, Dragan Vasiljković, Lawrence Summers, and Adrian Vandenberg. After him are Hansi Hinterseer, Anthony Head, Michel Camilo, Laima Vaikule, Jesús María Satrústegui, and Amparo Muñoz.
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 264
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 265
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 266
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 267
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 268
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 269
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 270
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 271
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 272
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 273
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 274
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 275
1954 - 2011
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 276
Among people born in United States, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 6,284 out of 18,182. Before him are Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), Luther Allison (1939), Jay Garner (1938), Ted Raimi (1965), Pat O'Brien (1899), and Roger Maris (1934). After him are Ted Meredith (1891), Monte Hellman (1932), Peter Tork (1942), Albert Dekker (1905), Larry Nassar (1963), and Sarah Childress Polk (1803).
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 6,278
1939 - 1997
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 6,279
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 6,280
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 6,281
1899 - 1983
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 6,282
1934 - 1985
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 6,283
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 6,284
1891 - 1957
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 6,285
1932 - 2021
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 6,286
1942 - 2019
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 6,287
1905 - 1968
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 6,288
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 6,289
1803 - 1891
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 6,290
Among musicians born in United States, Ray Parker Jr. ranks 474. Before him are Ralph Towner (1940), John Myung (1967), Memphis Slim (1915), Bernie Leadon (1947), Mark Isham (1951), and Luther Allison (1939). After him are Peter Tork (1942), Randy Brecker (1945), Jo Jones (1911), Leslie West (1945), Ron Asheton (1948), and Randy Jackson (1961).
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 468
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 469
1915 - 1988
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 470
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 471
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 472
1939 - 1997
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 473
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 474
1942 - 2019
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 475
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 476
1911 - 1985
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 477
1945 - 2020
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 478
1948 - 2009
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 479
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 480