SINGER
Kim Gordon
1953 - Today

Kim Gordon
Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Born in Rochester, New York, she was raised in Los Angeles, California, where her father was a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. After graduating from Los Angeles's Otis College of Art and Design, she moved to New York City to begin an art career. There, she formed Sonic Youth with Thurston Moore in 1981. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Gordon is the 1,052nd most popular singer (up from 1,303rd in 2019), the 5,853rd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,668th in 2019) and the 297th most popular American Singer.
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Among SINGERS
Among singers, Kim Gordon ranks 1,052 out of 4,381. Before her are Ayumi Hamasaki, Mýa, Katharine McPhee, Kićo Slabinac, Andrea True, and Anita Traversi. After her are Fedora Barbieri, Maggie MacNeal, Haykanoush Danielyan, Mark Tornillo, Suraphol Sombatcharoen, and Kikki Danielsson.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAyumi Hamasaki
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,046
Mýa
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,047
Katharine McPhee
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,048
Kićo Slabinac
1944 - 2020
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,049
Andrea True
1943 - 2011
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 1,050
Anita Traversi
1937 - 1991
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,051
Kim Gordon
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,052
Fedora Barbieri
1920 - 2003
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,053
Maggie MacNeal
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,054
Haykanoush Danielyan
1893 - 1958
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,055
Mark Tornillo
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,056
Suraphol Sombatcharoen
1930 - 1968
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,057
Kikki Danielsson
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 1,058
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Kim Gordon ranks 254. Before her are Dževad Karahasan, Władysław Kozakiewicz, Scott Hicks, Grete Waitz, Charles Martin Smith, and Hiroyuki Usui. After her are Ken Davitian, Andrey Makarevich, Gernot Rohr, Zoran Lilić, Sara Simeoni, and Zoran Filipović.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsDževad Karahasan
WRITER
1953 - 2023
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 248
Władysław Kozakiewicz
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 249
Scott Hicks
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 250
Grete Waitz
ATHLETE
1953 - 2011
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 251
Charles Martin Smith
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 252
Hiroyuki Usui
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 253
Kim Gordon
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 254
Ken Davitian
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 255
Andrey Makarevich
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 256
Gernot Rohr
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 257
Zoran Lilić
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 258
Sara Simeoni
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 259
Zoran Filipović
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 260
In United States
Among people born in United States, Kim Gordon ranks 5,853 out of 20,380. Before her are Charles W. Gilmore (1874), Alice Brown (1960), Tony Amendola (1951), Billy Crudup (1968), Gordon Douglas (1907), and Dianne Feinstein (1933). After her are Rob Bourdon (1979), Paul Morrissey (1938), John Garfield (1913), Dizzy Reed (1963), Matt Schulze (1972), and Ambrose Burnside (1824).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsCharles W. Gilmore
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1874 - 1945
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 5,847
Alice Brown
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 5,848
Tony Amendola
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 5,849
Billy Crudup
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 5,850
Gordon Douglas
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1993
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 5,851
Dianne Feinstein
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2023
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 5,852
Kim Gordon
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 5,853
Rob Bourdon
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 5,854
Paul Morrissey
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2024
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 5,855
John Garfield
ACTOR
1913 - 1952
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 5,856
Dizzy Reed
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 5,857
Matt Schulze
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 5,858
Ambrose Burnside
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1881
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 5,859
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Kim Gordon ranks 297. Before her are Anita O'Day (1919), Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893), Tammi Terrell (1945), Mýa (1979), Katharine McPhee (1984), and Andrea True (1943). After her are Mark Tornillo (1954), Joan Osborne (1962), Donny Hathaway (1945), Julie London (1926), MC Hammer (1962), and Vanilla Ice (1967).
Anita O'Day
1919 - 2006
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 291
Blind Lemon Jefferson
1893 - 1929
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 292
Tammi Terrell
1945 - 1970
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 293
Mýa
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 294
Katharine McPhee
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 295
Andrea True
1943 - 2011
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 296
Kim Gordon
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 297
Mark Tornillo
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 298
Joan Osborne
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 299
Donny Hathaway
1945 - 1979
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 300
Julie London
1926 - 2000
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 301
MC Hammer
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 302
Vanilla Ice
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 303