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Alan Merrill

1951 - 2020

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Alan Merrill (born Allan Preston Sachs; February 19, 1951 – March 29, 2020) was an American vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. In the early 1970s, he was one of the few resident foreigners in Japan to achieve pop star status there. He wrote the song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", and was the lead singer on the original recording of it, made by the band the Arrows in 1975. The song became a breakthrough hit for Joan Jett in 1982. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Merrill is the 2,310th most popular singer (down from 2,261st in 2024), the 12,605th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,126th in 2019) and the 650th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alan Merrill ranks 2,310 out of 4,381. Before him are Ruth Etting, M. Shadows, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Ellen McLain, Frank Ocean, and Gillian Chung. After him are Matthieu Chedid, Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, Yolandi Visser, Anna Sedokova, Leona Lewis, and Mike Will Made It.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Alan Merrill ranks 649. Before him are Maria Klawe, Harry Groener, Mercedes Cabrera, Hossein Alizadeh, Julian Lloyd Webber, and Marietta Giannakou. After him are Françoise Nyssen, Satish Shah, Azimzhan Askarov, Mike Bantom, Alan Minter, and Rubén Cano. Among people deceased in 2020, Alan Merrill ranks 753. Before him are Kapila Vatsyayan, Ali Khalif Galaydh, Doris de Agostini, Tamás Wichmann, Sergey Belyayev, and Grant Imahara. After him are Azimzhan Askarov, Angelika Amon, Eugene Wright, Liang Wudong, Alan Minter, and Bucky Pizzarelli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Merrill ranks 12,609 out of 20,380. Before him are Les Brown (1912), André 3000 (1975), Mario Savio (1942), Taylor Hill (1996), Ken Wahl (1954), and Paige O'Hara (1956). After him are Joe Dumars (1963), Frank Vaughn (1902), Jimmy Iovine (1953), Peyton Manning (1976), Clayton Moore (1914), and Shaun White (1986).

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  • Photo of Les Brown

    Les Brown

    MUSICIAN

    1912 - 2001

    HPI: 49.90

    Rank: 12,603

  • Photo of André 3000

    André 3000

    MUSICIAN

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 49.90

    Rank: 12,604

  • Photo of Mario Savio

    Mario Savio

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1942 - 1996

    HPI: 49.90

    Rank: 12,605

  • Photo of Taylor Hill

    Taylor Hill

    MODEL

    1996 - Present

    HPI: 49.90

    Rank: 12,606

  • Photo of Ken Wahl

    Ken Wahl

    ACTOR

    1954 - Present

    HPI: 49.90

    Rank: 12,607

  • Photo of Paige O'Hara

    Paige O'Hara

    ACTOR

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 49.90

    Rank: 12,608

  • Photo of Alan Merrill

    Alan Merrill

    SINGER

    1951 - 2020

    HPI: 49.89

    Rank: 12,609

  • Photo of Joe Dumars

    Joe Dumars

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 49.89

    Rank: 12,610

  • Photo of Frank Vaughn

    Frank Vaughn

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1902 - 1959

    HPI: 49.89

    Rank: 12,611

  • Photo of Jimmy Iovine

    Jimmy Iovine

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 49.89

    Rank: 12,612

  • Photo of Peyton Manning

    Peyton Manning

    AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 49.89

    Rank: 12,613

  • Photo of Clayton Moore

    Clayton Moore

    ACTOR

    1914 - 1999

    HPI: 49.89

    Rank: 12,614

  • Photo of Shaun White

    Shaun White

    ATHLETE

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 49.89

    Rank: 12,615

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Alan Merrill ranks 650. Before him are Crystal Waters (1964), Bobby Charles (1938), Ruth Etting (1896), M. Shadows (1981), Ellen McLain (1952), and Frank Ocean (1987). After him are Mike Will Made It (1989), Bobby Goldsboro (1941), Blake Shelton (1976), Amy Grant (1960), Andrew Wood (1966), and Ellie Greenwich (1940).

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