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Rick Rubin

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Frederick Jay Rubin (, ROO-bin; born March 10, 1963) is an American record executive and 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 10,676,540 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Rubin is the 7th most popular producer (up from 8th in 2019), the 950th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,281st in 2019) and the 4th 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.

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  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Rick Rubin ranks 7 out of 89. Before him are Walt Disney, Harvey Weinstein, Carlo Ponti, Dino De Laurentiis, Phil Spector, and René Angélil. After him are Jerry Bruckheimer, David O. Selznick, Simon Cowell, Louis B. Mayer, Albert R. Broccoli, and Joel Silver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Rick Rubin ranks 21. Before him are Mohammed VI of Morocco, James Hetfield, Thomas Anders, Peter Schmeichel, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and Eros Ramazzotti. After him are James May, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Tori Amos, Borut Pahor, Matti Nykänen, and Lisa Kudrow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rick Rubin ranks 950 out of 18,182. Before him are Stan Getz (1927), Laura Bush (1946), C. Wright Mills (1916), E. O. Wilson (1929), Calamity Jane (1852), and Ali MacGraw (1939). After him are Timothy Leary (1920), Don Cherry (1936), Dr. Dre (1965), John Sherman (1823), Herbert A. Hauptman (1917), and Scott Glenn (1939).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Rick Rubin ranks 4. Before him are Walt Disney (1901), Harvey Weinstein (1952), and Phil Spector (1939). After him are Jerry Bruckheimer (1943), David O. Selznick (1902), Albert R. Broccoli (1909), Joel Silver (1952), Gene Roddenberry (1921), Aaron Spelling (1923), Irving Thalberg (1899), and Darryl F. Zanuck (1902).

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