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Jakob Dylan

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Jakob Luke Dylan (born December 9, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter. He rose to fame as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and principal songwriter of the rock band the Wallflowers, which he formed in 1989. Born in New York City to musician Bob Dylan and model Sara Lownds, Dylan began his musical career in various indie bands before creating the Wallflowers. As its frontman and lead vocalist, he wrote and performed the band's hit songs including "One Headlight", "6th Avenue Heartache", "The Difference" and "Three Marlenas"—the former of which was included on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Pop Songs", and won two Grammy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jakob Dylan is the 978th most popular singer (up from 1,262nd in 2024), the 5,513th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,414th in 2019) and the 282nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jakob Dylan ranks 978 out of 4,381. Before him are Yaki Kadafi, Björn Skifs, Bora Đorđević, M. S. Subbulakshmi, Patti LaBelle, and Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient. After him are Alexander Bard, Anneke Grönloh, Adoniran Barbosa, Alain Barrière, Paul Day, and Vince Neil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Jakob Dylan ranks 145. Before him are Răzvan Lucescu, Pedro Castillo, Pierfrancesco Favino, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jonas Kaufmann, and Naveen Andrews. After him are Beau Biden, Stéphane Chapuisat, Sayako Kuroda, Karen Nyberg, Donnie Wahlberg, and Lisa Su.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jakob Dylan ranks 5,513 out of 20,380. Before him are Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823), Doug Clifford (1945), Bill Bryson (1951), Dick Miller (1928), Denis O'Hare (1962), and Patti LaBelle (1944). After him are Tony Thompson (1954), Jessica Drake (1974), Janet Hubert (1956), Beau Biden (1969), Diana Hyland (1936), and Pat McCormick (1930).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jakob Dylan ranks 282. Before him are Lizzo (1988), B.o.B. (1988), Carmen McRae (1922), Mort Shuman (1938), Yaki Kadafi (1977), and Patti LaBelle (1944). After him are Vince Neil (1961), E-40 (1967), Signe Toly Anderson (1941), Marilyn Horne (1934), Sharon Jones (1956), and Prodigy (1974).

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