MUSICIAN

Scatman John

1942 - 1999

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John Paul Larkin (March 13, 1942 – December 3, 1999), known professionally as Scatman John, was an American musician. A prolific jazz pianist and vocalist for several decades, he rose to prominence during the 1990s through his fusion of scat singing and dance music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scatman John has received more than 3,281,433 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Scatman John is the 27th most popular musician (up from 28th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from United States (up from 190th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Musician.

Scatman John is most famous for his song "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" which was released in 1993.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Scatman John ranks 27 out of 3,175. Before him are Bon Scott, Mark Knopfler, Jean-Michel Jarre, Cat Stevens, Eric Clapton, and Leopold Mozart. After him are Brian May, Roger Waters, Maurice Gibb, Arthur Rubinstein, Pete Townshend, and Alexander Glazunov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Scatman John ranks 14. Before him are Amitabh Bachchan, Eusébio, Hu Jintao, Harrison Ford, Jimi Hendrix, and Ratko Mladić. After him are Ehud Barak, Dino Zoff, Isabel Allende, Peter Handke, Barbra Streisand, and Brian Wilson. Among people deceased in 1999, Scatman John ranks 3. Before him are Stanley Kubrick, and Hassan II of Morocco. After him are Franjo Tuđman, Pete Conrad, Hussein of Jordan, Mario Puzo, Gertrude B. Elion, Joaquín Rodrigo, Amália Rodrigues, Wilt Chamberlain, and Yehudi Menuhin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Scatman John ranks 189 out of 20,380. Before him are Edwin McMillan (1907), Jane Fonda (1937), Sigourney Weaver (1949), Robert Redford (1936), James Madison (1751), and Gregory Peck (1916). After him are Louis Sullivan (1856), Mary Cassatt (1844), Leonard Bernstein (1918), Jeffrey Epstein (1953), Mel Gibson (1956), and George Lucas (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Scatman John ranks 7. Before him are Michael Jackson (1958), Louis Armstrong (1901), Bob Dylan (1941), Jimi Hendrix (1942), Madonna (1958), and Ray Charles (1930). After him are Frank Zappa (1940), Brian Wilson (1942), Chuck Berry (1926), Ronnie James Dio (1942), Miles Davis (1926), and B.B. King (1925).

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