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Jonathan Coulton

1970 - Today

Jonathan Coulton

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 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Coulton is the 3,296th most popular musician (down from 3,098th in 2024), the 20,175th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,092nd in 2019) and the 1,382nd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jonathan Coulton ranks 3,300 out of 3,175. Before him are Ladyhawke, PJ Morton, Paolo Gregoletto, Lil B, Haley Reinhart, Kate Havnevik, Beabadoobee, Andy C, Grace Chatto, and Vic Fuentes. After him are Kelela, and Conor Oberst.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Ladyhawke
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 3,290
PJ Morton
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 3,291
Paolo Gregoletto
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.75
Rank: 3,292
Lil B
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.74
Rank: 3,293
Haley Reinhart
1990 - Present
HPI: 35.71
Rank: 3,294
Kate Havnevik
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 3,295
Beabadoobee
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 3,296
Andy C
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 3,297
Grace Chatto
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.54
Rank: 3,298
Vic Fuentes
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 3,299
Jonathan Coulton
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.46
Rank: 3,300
Kelela
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.42
Rank: 3,301
Conor Oberst
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.35
Rank: 3,302

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Jonathan Coulton ranks 1,339. Before him are Ramsey Nouah, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Feride Rushiti, David May, Keisha Lance Bottoms, and Stephen Malcolm. After him are Adrian Fenty, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Chely Wright, Dina Katabi, Stephen Kinnock, and Amjad Sabri.

Others Born in 1970

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Ramsey Nouah
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.69
Rank: 1,333
Lakshmi Gopalaswamy
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 1,334
Feride Rushiti
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.52
Rank: 1,335
David May
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 1,336
Keisha Lance Bottoms
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 1,337
Stephen Malcolm
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - 2001
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 1,338
Jonathan Coulton
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.46
Rank: 1,339
Adrian Fenty
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.42
Rank: 1,340
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.34
Rank: 1,341
Chely Wright
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.18
Rank: 1,342
Dina Katabi
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 1,343
Stephen Kinnock
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.08
Rank: 1,344
Amjad Sabri
SINGER
1970 - 2016
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 1,345