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John Parr

1952 - Today

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John Stephen Parr (born 18 November 1952) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1985 single "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" for the 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire, charting at No.1 in the US and No.6 in the UK, and for his 1984 U.S. No.6 rock single "Naughty Naughty". He has written and performed 10 major motion picture theme songs, including the themes for Three Men and a Baby and The Running Man. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Parr is the 2,504th most popular musician (down from 2,324th in 2024), the 6,289th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,806th in 2019) and the 412th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Parr ranks 2,504 out of 3,175. Before him are Floyd Cramer, Jeff Waters, Nigel Olsson, Joey Baron, Stephen Hough, and Josh Dun. After him are Vadim Repin, Chuck Leavell, Sander van Doorn, Paz Lenchantin, Guthrie Govan, and Christina Perri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Parr ranks 723. Before him are Françoise Combes, Vera Anisimova, Roberto Bailey, Hilkka Riihivuori, Marsha Blackburn, and Walter Murphy. After him are Marco Aurélio, Mario Medina, Chuck Leavell, Milena Duchková, Ernesto Díaz, and Romeo Corbo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Parr ranks 6,292 out of 8,785. Before him are C. H. Douglas (1879), Peter Serafinowicz (1972), Stephen Hough (1961), Frank Adams (1930), William Regal (1968), Peter Bowles (1936), and Paul Green (1983). After him are Kirby Howell-Baptiste (1987), Guy Henry (1960), Irving Finkel (1951), Andrew Ng (1976), and Lee Dixon (1964).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Parr ranks 412. Before him are Jonny Buckland (1977), Dave Greenfield (1949), Justin Chancellor (1971), Lustmord (1964), Nigel Olsson (1949), and Stephen Hough (1961). After him are Guthrie Govan (1971), Jason Cooper (1967), Steve Hewitt (1971), Jamie Cullum (1979), John Leckie (1949), and Anthony Moore (1948).

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