MUSICIAN

Blackie Lawless

1956 - Today

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Steven Edward Duren (born September 4, 1956), better known by his stage name Blackie Lawless, is an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist (formerly bassist) for heavy metal band W.A.S.P. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Blackie Lawless has received more than 1,524,047 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Blackie Lawless is the 991st most popular musician (up from 1,053rd in 2019), the 4,834th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,145th in 2019) and the 324th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Blackie Lawless ranks 991 out of 3,175. Before him are Michael Weikath, Ivan Lins, Véronique Sanson, Carl Tausig, Louis Diémer, and Arif Mardin. After him are Oscar Hammerstein II, Bernhard Romberg, Susumu Hirasawa, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Levon Helm, and Chester Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Blackie Lawless ranks 189. Before him are Richard Curtis, Keith David, Marta Kauffman, Hanni Wenzel, Bernd Förster, and Pierre Lévy. After him are Martin Jol, Catherine Frot, Glen Matlock, Chris Carter, Mark St. John, and Amira Hass.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Blackie Lawless ranks 4,834 out of 20,380. Before him are George Bellows (1882), Jackie Wilson (1934), Robert Monroe (1915), Greg Mankiw (1958), Richard Petty (1937), and Robert N. Bellah (1927). After him are William Zabka (1965), Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), Oliver North (1943), Rafer Johnson (1935), Josephine Hull (1877), and Edwin Austin Abbey (1852).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Blackie Lawless ranks 324. Before him are Corey Taylor (1973), Daron Malakian (1975), Charlie Haden (1937), Ted Nugent (1948), John Mayer (1977), and Tommy Thayer (1960). After him are Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), Levon Helm (1940), Chester Thompson (1948), Mark St. John (1956), Woody Herman (1913), and Helen Merrill (1930).

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