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Moby

1965 - Today

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Richard Melville Hall (September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom". After taking up guitar and piano at age nine, he played in several underground punk rock bands through the 1980s before turning to electronic dance music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Moby is the 426th most popular musician (down from 349th in 2019), the 2,523rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,934th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Moby ranks 426 out of 3,175. Before him are Dave Holland, Geezer Butler, David Popper, Peggy Lee, Ry Cooder, and Jack Bruce. After him are Eric Carr, Andy Fletcher, Ray Parker Jr., Charles Mingus, Barış Manço, and Clive Burr.

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Among people born in 1965, Moby ranks 57. Before him are Vinnie Jones, John Ratcliffe, Michael Bay, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Mark Carney, and Ange Postecoglou. After him are Vahide Perçin, Mick Doohan, Aldair, Andrea M. Ghez, Jan-Ove Waldner, and Lucinda Riley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Moby ranks 2,523 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry L. Stimson (1867), Geraldine Page (1924), Mary McDonnell (1952), Dana Elcar (1927), Jeff Koons (1955), and Eleanor Parker (1922). After him are Ashley Judd (1968), James Tolkan (1931), Selena Gomez (1992), Sean Hayes (1970), Fred Phelps (1929), and Joseph Losey (1909).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Moby ranks 123. Before him are Sonny Rollins (1930), Art Blakey (1919), Jermaine Jackson (1954), Eddie Cochran (1938), Peggy Lee (1920), and Ry Cooder (1947). After him are Eric Carr (1950), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Charles Mingus (1922), Ornette Coleman (1930), Glenn Frey (1948), and Albert King (1923).

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