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Jonathan Coulton

1970 - Today

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Jonathan William Coulton (born December 1, 1970), often called "JoCo" by fans, is an American folk/comedy singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans. Among his most popular songs are "Code Monkey", "Re: Your Brains", "Still Alive", and "Want You Gone" (the last three being featured in games developed by Valve: Left 4 Dead 2, Portal, and Portal 2 respectively). He was the house musician for NPR weekly puzzle quiz show Ask Me Another from 2012 until its end in 2021. His album Artificial Heart was the first to chart, eventually reaching No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Coulton is the 3,117th most popular musician (down from 3,100th in 2019), the 19,272nd most popular biography from United States (down from 19,097th in 2019) and the 1,308th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jonathan Coulton ranks 3,117 out of 3,175. Before him are Ladyhawke, Paolo Gregoletto, Lil B, Haley Reinhart, Beabadoobee, and Andy C. After him are Kelela, Conor Oberst, DJ Drama, Ida Maria, Teddy Geiger, and Kevin Rudolf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Jonathan Coulton ranks 1,079. Before him are Geoffrey S. Fletcher, Marcus Gayle, Jim Furyk, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, David May, and Stephen Malcolm. After him are Chely Wright, Amjad Sabri, Mark Foster, Mike Weir, Matt Blunt, and Brody Stevens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jonathan Coulton ranks 19,280 out of 20,380. Before him are Erik Palmer-Brown (1997), Tessa Violet (1990), Brandon Jones (1988), Jay Williams (1981), Jeanine Mason (1991), and Jake Arrieta (1986). After him are Tristan Wilds (1989), Matt Miazga (1995), Mac Thornberry (1958), Ian Goodfellow (1987), Linda Sarsour (1980), and Christen Press (1988).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jonathan Coulton ranks 1,308. Before him are Tay Zonday (1982), Charlie Hunter (1967), Fernando Garibay (1982), Paolo Gregoletto (1985), Lil B (1989), and Haley Reinhart (1990). After him are Kelela (1983), Conor Oberst (1980), DJ Drama (1978), Teddy Geiger (1988), Kevin Rudolf (1983), and Ty Segall (1987).

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