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Rick Rubin

1963 - Today

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Frederick Jay Rubin (, ROO-bin; born March 10, 1963) is an American record producer. He is a co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. Rubin helped popularize hip hop by producing records for acts such as the Beastie Boys, Geto Boys, Run-DMC, Public Enemy, and LL Cool J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rick Rubin has received more than 11,248,011 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Rick Rubin is the 4th most popular producer (up from 7th in 2019), the 762nd most popular biography from United States (up from 950th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Producer.

Rick Rubin is most famous for his work as a record producer. He has produced albums for artists such as Jay-Z, The Beastie Boys, and Johnny Cash.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Rick Rubin ranks 4 out of 140. Before him are Walt Disney, Harvey Weinstein, and Carlo Ponti. After him are Dino De Laurentiis, René Angélil, Jerry Bruckheimer, Phil Spector, Simon Cowell, David O. Selznick, Aaron Spelling, and Toshio Suzuki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Rick Rubin ranks 18. Before him are Till Lindemann, Sergey Bubka, Ronald Koeman, Peter Schmeichel, Eros Ramazzotti, and Geert Wilders. After him are Thomas Anders, Donnie Yen, James Hetfield, Jean-Pierre Papin, Rafael Correa, and Tori Amos.

Others Born in 1963

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rick Rubin ranks 762 out of 20,380. Before him are Steven Weinberg (1933), John Huston (1906), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), Randy Quaid (1950), Tommy Hilfiger (1951), and Terrence Malick (1943). After him are Buddy Holly (1936), James Woods (1947), Roy Scheider (1932), Jack Vance (1916), William T. G. Morton (1819), and Michio Kaku (1947).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Rick Rubin ranks 3. Before him are Walt Disney (1901), and Harvey Weinstein (1952). After him are Jerry Bruckheimer (1943), Phil Spector (1939), David O. Selznick (1902), Aaron Spelling (1923), Gene Roddenberry (1921), Irving Thalberg (1899), Joel Silver (1952), Albert R. Broccoli (1909), and Darryl F. Zanuck (1902).

American born Producers

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