# John Jacob Niles

> John Jacob Niles was an American composer, singer and collector of traditional ballads. Called the "Dean of American Balladeers," Niles was an important influence on the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, with Odetta, Joan Baez, Burl Ives, Peter, Paul and Mary and Bob Dylan, among others, recording his songs.

*American musician (1892–1980)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-jacob-niles

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1892-04-28
- **Died:** 1980-03-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.5 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 9.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5260043/ (@nm5260043)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/439807)
- [جون جاكوب نايلز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B2)
- [جون جاكوب نايلز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B2)
- [John Jacob Niles](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Niles)
- [John Jacob Niles](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Niles)
- [John Jacob Niles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Niles)
- [John Jacob Niles](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Niles)
- [John Jacob Niles](https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Niles)
- [John Jacob Niles](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Niles)
- [Найлз, Джон Джейкоб](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B7%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B1)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8c8f9dac-47fd-4f83-a54d-87137cf2bed3)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4312433)
- [John Jacob Niles](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3772592)

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