1948 - 2004
James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in his teenage years. He was in various bands before entering the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rick James has received more than 9,245,650 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Rick James is the 932nd most popular musician (down from 883rd in 2019), the 4,581st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,393rd in 2019) and the 322nd most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Rick James ranks 932 out of 2,662. Before him are John Illsley, Otis Rush, Carl Tausig, Amy Lee, Leon Fleisher, and John Scofield. After him are Gary Thain, Rob Zombie, John Mellencamp, Pink Anderson, Sabicas, and Mikhail Pletnev.
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 926
1934 - 2018
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 927
1841 - 1871
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 928
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 929
1928 - 2020
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 930
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 931
1948 - 2004
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 932
1948 - 1975
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 933
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 934
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 935
1900 - 1974
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 936
1912 - 1990
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 937
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 938
Among people born in 1948, Rick James ranks 272. Before him are Dee Wallace, Dan Halutz, Viktor Afanasyev, Linda McMahon, Bernard Thévenet, and David Albahari. After him are Gary Thain, Jennifer O'Neill, Horst Köppel, Mahamane Ousmane, Mercedes Ruehl, and Tony Ramos. Among people deceased in 2004, Rick James ranks 143. Before him are Muhammad Zaidan, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, Xenophon Zolotas, Briek Schotte, and Agnes Martin. After him are Jacques Georges, Carlo Rustichelli, Juan Carlos Aramburu, Barney Kessel, Carvalho Leite, and Orvar Bergmark.
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 266
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 267
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 268
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 269
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 270
1948 - 2023
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 271
1948 - 2004
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 272
1948 - 1975
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 273
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 274
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 275
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 276
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 277
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 278
1948 - 2004
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 137
1934 - 2004
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 138
1907 - 2004
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 139
1904 - 2004
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 140
1919 - 2004
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 141
1912 - 2004
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 142
1948 - 2004
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 143
1916 - 2004
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 144
1916 - 2004
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 145
1912 - 2004
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 146
1923 - 2004
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 147
1912 - 2004
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 148
1930 - 2004
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 149
Among people born in United States, Rick James ranks 4,581 out of 18,182. Before him are Varian Fry (1907), Harry Reid (1939), Lena Horne (1917), Carl Keenan Seyfert (1911), James Russo (1953), and Frank Gorshin (1933). After him are Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984), Teri Garr (1944), Melanie Thornton (1967), Johnny Hayes (1886), Maureen Connolly (1934), and Virginia Mayo (1920).
1907 - 1967
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 4,575
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 4,576
1917 - 2010
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 4,577
1911 - 1960
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 4,578
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 4,579
1933 - 2005
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 4,580
1948 - 2004
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 4,581
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 4,582
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 4,583
1967 - 2001
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 4,584
1886 - 1965
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4,585
1934 - 1969
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4,586
1920 - 2005
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4,587
Among musicians born in United States, Rick James ranks 322. Before him are Joe Henderson (1937), Grant Green (1935), Otis Rush (1934), Amy Lee (1981), Leon Fleisher (1928), and John Scofield (1951). After him are Rob Zombie (1965), John Mellencamp (1951), Pink Anderson (1900), Gary Peacock (1935), Donald Byrd (1932), and Gene Autry (1907).
1937 - 2001
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 316
1935 - 1979
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 317
1934 - 2018
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 318
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 319
1928 - 2020
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 320
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 321
1948 - 2004
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 322
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 323
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 324
1900 - 1974
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 325
1935 - 2020
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 326
1932 - 2013
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 327
1907 - 1998
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 328