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Richard Marx

1963 - Today

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Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Marx's first number one success as a songwriter came in 1984 with "What About Me?", which was recorded by Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes, and James Ingram, and topped the US and Canadian Adult Contemporary charts. His second chart-topper was 1985's "Crazy", a song he co-wrote with Rogers which reached number one in the Hot Country Songs chart. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2024). Richard Marx is the 1,254th most popular musician (down from 1,126th in 2024), the 6,493rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,503rd in 2019) and the 449th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Richard Marx ranks 1,254 out of 3,175. Before him are Louis Jordan, Arif Mardin, Norah Jones, Hugh Masekela, Mieczysław Horszowski, and Yoshiki. After him are Daryl Hall, Phil Campbell, Jimmy Cobb, Manfred Eicher, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Clark Terry.

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Among people born in 1963, Richard Marx ranks 228. Before him are Edu Marangon, Alessandro Safina, Sergey Kozlov, Eva Cassidy, Alessandra Martines, and Thomas Bo Larsen. After him are Jiang Wen, Andrei Tchmil, Ziad Tlemçani, Mark Wright, Julie Payette, and James LaBrie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Marx ranks 6,494 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Steinman (1947), Mike Espy (1953), Jackie Wilson (1934), Garrett Hardin (1915), James C. Scott (1936), and Amy Brenneman (1964). After him are Daryl Hall (1946), Darlene Cates (1947), Michael Tomasello (1950), Brad Harris (1933), Eddie Adams (1933), and Jimmy Cobb (1929).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Richard Marx ranks 449. Before him are Donald Byrd (1932), Michael Sembello (1954), Joey Kramer (1950), Greg K. (1965), Louis Jordan (1908), and Norah Jones (1979). After him are Daryl Hall (1946), Jimmy Cobb (1929), Vinnie Colaiuta (1956), Clark Terry (1920), Trent Reznor (1965), and Tom Hamilton (1951).

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