1942 - 1999
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 3,180,616 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Scatman John is the 28th most popular musician (up from 32nd in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from United States (up from 241st 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.
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Among musicians, Scatman John ranks 28 out of 2,662. Before him are Władysław Szpilman, Ringo Starr, Arthur Rubinstein, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, and Keith Richards. After him are Bon Scott, Martha Argerich, Miles Davis, Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa, and Roger Taylor.
1911 - 2000
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 22
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 23
1887 - 1982
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 24
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 25
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 26
1943 - Present
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 27
1942 - 1999
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 28
1946 - 1980
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 29
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 30
1926 - 1991
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 31
1944 - 2023
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 32
1940 - 1993
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 33
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 34
Among people born in 1942, Scatman John ranks 17. Before him are Eusébio, Harrison Ford, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Daniel Barenboim, and Peter Handke. After him are Jacques Rogge, Isabel Allende, Ted Kaczynski, Ronnie James Dio, Brian Jones, and Brian Wilson. Among people deceased in 1999, Scatman John ranks 2. Before him is Stanley Kubrick. After him are Franjo Tuđman, Hussein of Jordan, Hassan II of Morocco, Mario Puzo, Joaquín Rodrigo, Pete Conrad, Gertrude B. Elion, Amália Rodrigues, Yehudi Menuhin, and Raisa Gorbacheva.
1942 - 2014
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 11
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 12
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 13
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 14
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 15
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 16
1942 - 1999
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 17
1942 - 2021
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 18
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 19
1942 - 2023
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 20
1942 - 2010
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 21
1942 - 1969
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 22
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 23
1928 - 1999
HPI: 79.07
Rank: 1
1942 - 1999
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 2
1922 - 1999
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 3
1935 - 1999
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 4
1929 - 1999
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 5
1920 - 1999
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 6
1901 - 1999
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 7
1930 - 1999
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 8
1918 - 1999
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 9
1920 - 1999
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 10
1916 - 1999
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 11
1932 - 1999
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, Scatman John ranks 190 out of 18,182. Before him are Richard Gere (1949), Carl Sagan (1934), Ray Bradbury (1920), Tom Selleck (1945), Talcott Parsons (1902), and James Madison (1751). After him are Gary Cooper (1901), John Rawls (1921), Whitney Houston (1963), John Jay (1745), George Lucas (1944), and Alec Baldwin (1958).
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 184
1934 - 1996
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 185
1920 - 2012
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 186
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 187
1902 - 1979
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 188
1751 - 1836
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 189
1942 - 1999
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 190
1901 - 1961
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 191
1921 - 2002
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 192
1963 - 2012
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 193
1745 - 1829
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 194
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 195
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 196
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 Miles Davis (1926), Frank Zappa (1940), Ronnie James Dio (1942), B.B. King (1925), Brian Wilson (1942), and Bruce Springsteen (1949).
1958 - 2009
HPI: 82.75
Rank: 1
1901 - 1971
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 2
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 3
1942 - 1970
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 4
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 5
1930 - 2004
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 6
1942 - 1999
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 7
1926 - 1991
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 8
1940 - 1993
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 9
1942 - 2010
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 10
1925 - 2015
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 11
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 12
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 13