MUSICIAN
Aaron Dessner
1976 - Today
Aaron Dessner
Aaron Brooking Dessner (born April 23, 1976) is an American musician. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band the National, with whom he has recorded ten studio albums; a co-founder of the indie rock duo Big Red Machine, teaming with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon; and a collaborator on Taylor Swift's critically acclaimed studio albums Folklore and Evermore, both of which contended for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2021 and 2022, respectively, with the former winning the accolade; as well as The Tortured Poets Department (2024). Dessner has co-written, produced or co-produced songs by Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Michael Stipe, Gracie Abrams, Frightened Rabbit, Ben Howard, Sharon Van Etten, Local Natives, This Is the Kit, Adia Victoria, Lisa Hannigan, Fred Again, Girl in Red, Mustafa the Poet, Brian Eno, Laufey, and Lone Bellow, among others. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Aaron Dessner is the 3,214th most popular musician (down from 2,998th in 2024). (down from 5,143rd in 2019)
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Aaron Dessner ranks 3,214 out of 3,175. Before him are Juliana Hatfield, Dallas Austin, Lukas Meijer, Princess Chelsea, Jon Davison, and John Feldmann. After him are Sylwia Grzeszczak, Karolina Protsenko, Ulrich Schnauss, Badly Drawn Boy, DJ Fresh, and Tash Sultana.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Juliana Hatfield
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 3,208
Dallas Austin
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 3,209
Lukas Meijer
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 3,210
Princess Chelsea
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 3,211
Jon Davison
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 3,212
John Feldmann
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 3,213
Aaron Dessner
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 3,214
Sylwia Grzeszczak
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 3,215
Karolina Protsenko
2008 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 3,216
Ulrich Schnauss
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.43
Rank: 3,217
Badly Drawn Boy
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 3,218
DJ Fresh
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 3,219
Tash Sultana
1995 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 3,220
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Aaron Dessner ranks 1,241. Before him are LaTasha Colander, Drew Pearce, Enuka Okuma, Vadim Evseev, Kenji Takagi, and Iwao Yamane. After him are Trond Nymark, Yoshikiyo Kuboyama, Vitali Ivanov, Perpetua Nkwocha, Nikolaos Siranidis, and Mashona Washington.
Others Born in 1976
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LaTasha Colander
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 1,235
Drew Pearce
FILM DIRECTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 1,236
Enuka Okuma
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 1,237
Vadim Evseev
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 1,238
Kenji Takagi
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 1,239
Iwao Yamane
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 1,240
Aaron Dessner
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 1,241
Trond Nymark
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 1,242
Yoshikiyo Kuboyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 1,243
Vitali Ivanov
HANDBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 1,244
Perpetua Nkwocha
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 1,245
Nikolaos Siranidis
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 1,246
Mashona Washington
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 1,247
