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John Legend

1978 - Today

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John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer. He began his musical career working behind the scenes for other artists, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything", and performing as an uncredited backing vocalist on Jay-Z's "Encore" and Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name". He was the first artist to sign with rapper Kanye West's GOOD Music, through which he released his debut studio album, Get Lifted (2004). Preceded by the hit ballad "Ordinary People", the album reached the top ten of the Billboard 200 and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2024). John Legend is the 1,569th most popular musician (down from 1,543rd in 2024), the 8,219th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,753rd in 2019) and the 587th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Legend ranks 1,569 out of 3,175. Before him are Neal Schon, Johnny Mercer, Kiko Loureiro, Tony Carey, Jeff Mills, and Trevor Rabin. After him are Michael Tilson Thomas, Emppu Vuorinen, Henry Litolff, Reinhold Mack, Alexander Rosenbaum, and Slim Harpo.

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Among people born in 1978, John Legend ranks 133. Before him are Roger Clark, Jim Sturgess, Homare Sawa, Marina Ovsyannikova, Justin Long, and Andy Samberg. After him are Emppu Vuorinen, Ani Lorak, José González, Edu Gaspar, Denis Menchov, and Alexis Amore.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Legend ranks 8,221 out of 20,380. Before him are Justin Long (1978), Joe R. Lansdale (1951), Rod Blagojevich (1956), John Brinck (1908), Tessa Thompson (1983), and Andy Samberg (1978). After him are Vernon A. Walters (1917), Armistead Maupin (1944), David Conrad (1967), Theodore Long (1947), Andy Cohen (1968), and Charli D'Amelio (2004).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Legend ranks 587. Before him are Zoot Sims (1925), Johnny Griffin (1928), Neal Schon (1954), Johnny Mercer (1909), Tony Carey (1953), and Jeff Mills (1963). After him are Michael Tilson Thomas (1944), Slim Harpo (1924), Joe Sample (1939), Mike Patton (1968), Chris Adler (1972), and Ray Evans (1915).

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