MUSICIAN
Tom Paxton
1937 - Today

Tom Paxton
Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter whose career spans more than sixty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a music educator as well as an advocate for folk singers to combine traditional songs with new compositions. Paxton's songs have been widely recorded, including modern standards such as "The Last Thing on My Mind", "Bottle of Wine", "Whose Garden Was This", "The Marvelous Toy", and "Ramblin' Boy". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Paxton is the 2,220th most popular musician (down from 2,177th in 2019), the 12,145th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,540th in 2019) and the 899th most popular American Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Tom Paxton ranks 2,220 out of 3,175. Before him are Barriemore Barlow, Peter Christopherson, Harvey Mason, Charlie Benante, Jimmy DeGrasso, and Frank Gambale. After him are Fenriz, John Evan, Heath, Des'ree, Midori, and Michael Clarke.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBarriemore Barlow
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 2,214
Peter Christopherson
1955 - 2010
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 2,215
Harvey Mason
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 2,216
Charlie Benante
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 2,217
Jimmy DeGrasso
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 2,218
Frank Gambale
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 2,219
Tom Paxton
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 2,220
Fenriz
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 2,221
John Evan
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 2,222
Heath
1968 - 2023
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 2,223
Des'ree
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 2,224
Midori
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 2,225
Michael Clarke
1946 - 1993
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 2,226
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Tom Paxton ranks 533. Before him are Yashwant Sinha, Bruce Johnstone, Yuri Falin, Jarosława Jóźwiakowska, Dee Palmer, and Oleg Kopayev. After him are Ollan Cassell, Tony Waiters, Peter Ueberroth, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Edna Adan Ismail, and Benjamin Whitrow.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsYashwant Sinha
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 527
Bruce Johnstone
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 528
Yuri Falin
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2003
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 529
Jarosława Jóźwiakowska
ATHLETE
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 530
Dee Palmer
MUSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 531
Oleg Kopayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2010
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 532
Tom Paxton
MUSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 533
Ollan Cassell
ATHLETE
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 534
Tony Waiters
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 535
Peter Ueberroth
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 536
Patricia Goldman-Rakic
BIOLOGIST
1937 - 2003
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 537
Edna Adan Ismail
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 538
Benjamin Whitrow
ACTOR
1937 - 2017
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 539
In United States
Among people born in United States, Tom Paxton ranks 12,148 out of 20,380. Before him are David Denman (1973), Asa Hutchinson (1950), Alice Sebold (1963), Raymond Scott (1908), Terry Southern (1924), and Ellen Geer (1941). After him are Eddie Deezen (1957), Sean O'Malley (1994), Jan Peerce (1904), Ron Gilbert (1964), John Burroughs (1837), and Shauna Grant (1963).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDavid Denman
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 12,142
Asa Hutchinson
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 12,143
Alice Sebold
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 12,144
Raymond Scott
COMPOSER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 12,145
Terry Southern
WRITER
1924 - 1995
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 12,146
Ellen Geer
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 12,147
Tom Paxton
MUSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 12,148
Eddie Deezen
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 12,149
Sean O'Malley
MARTIAL ARTS
1994 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 12,150
Jan Peerce
SINGER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 12,151
Ron Gilbert
GAME DESIGNER
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 12,152
John Burroughs
WRITER
1837 - 1921
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 12,153
Shauna Grant
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1963 - 1984
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 12,154
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Tom Paxton ranks 899. Before him are Hiro Yamamoto (1961), Michael Landau (1958), Atom Willard (1973), Harvey Mason (1947), Charlie Benante (1962), and Jimmy DeGrasso (1963). After him are Michael Clarke (1946), Tyler Joseph (1988), Chris Frantz (1951), Kamasi Washington (1981), Branford Marsalis (1960), and Dale Crover (1967).
Hiro Yamamoto
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 893
Michael Landau
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 894
Atom Willard
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 895
Harvey Mason
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 896
Charlie Benante
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 897
Jimmy DeGrasso
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 898
Tom Paxton
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 899
Michael Clarke
1946 - 1993
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 900
Tyler Joseph
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 901
Chris Frantz
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 902
Kamasi Washington
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 903
Branford Marsalis
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 904
Dale Crover
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 905