1947 - Today
Ryland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in traditional music, and his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries. Cooder's solo work draws upon many genres. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ry Cooder has received more than 2,738,583 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Ry Cooder is the 325th most popular musician (up from 328th in 2019), the 1,855th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,786th in 2019) and the 97th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Ry Cooder ranks 325 out of 2,662. Before him are Franco Battiato, Woody Guthrie, Steve Vai, Salif Keita, Albert King, and Scott McKenzie. After him are André Previn, John Densmore, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Ray Conniff, Carl Michael Bellman, and Ram Narayan.
1945 - 2021
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 319
1912 - 1967
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 320
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 321
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 322
1923 - 1992
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 323
1939 - 2012
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 324
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 325
1929 - 2019
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 326
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 327
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 328
1916 - 2002
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 329
1740 - 1795
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 330
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 331
Among people born in 1947, Ry Cooder ranks 98. Before him are Ian Anderson, Joe Mantegna, Klaus Schulze, Marion Ramsey, Barbara Bach, and Edward James Olmos. After him are Jerzy Popiełuszko, Youn Yuh-jung, Kazimierz Deyna, Kathrine Switzer, Marc Bolan, and Saskia Sassen.
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 92
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 93
1947 - 2022
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 94
1947 - 2021
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 95
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 96
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 97
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 98
1947 - 1984
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 99
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 100
1947 - 1989
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 101
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 102
1947 - 1977
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 103
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 104
Among people born in United States, Ry Cooder ranks 1,855 out of 18,182. Before him are Scott McKenzie (1939), Eartha Kitt (1927), Bill Withers (1938), Edward James Olmos (1947), Philip José Farmer (1918), and Kalākaua (1836). After him are Solomon Burke (1936), Jeremy Rifkin (1945), Vic Morrow (1929), Richard Smalley (1943), Henry Heimlich (1920), and Clark L. Hull (1884).
1939 - 2012
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,849
1927 - 2008
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 1,850
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,851
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,852
1918 - 2009
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,853
1836 - 1891
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,854
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,855
1936 - 2010
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,856
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,857
1929 - 1982
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,858
1943 - 2005
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1,859
1920 - 2016
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1,860
1884 - 1952
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1,861
Among musicians born in United States, Ry Cooder ranks 97. Before him are Isaac Hayes (1942), Paul Desmond (1924), Woody Guthrie (1912), Steve Vai (1960), Albert King (1923), and Scott McKenzie (1939). After him are John Densmore (1944), Ray Conniff (1916), Robby Krieger (1946), Buddy Rich (1917), Billy Gibbons (1949), and Burt Bacharach (1928).
1942 - 2008
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 91
1924 - 1977
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 92
1912 - 1967
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 93
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 94
1923 - 1992
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 95
1939 - 2012
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 96
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 97
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 98
1916 - 2002
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 99
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 100
1917 - 1987
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 101
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 102
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 103