MUSICIAN

Bon Scott

1946 - 1980

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Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer who was the second lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. In the July 2004 issue of Classic Rock, Scott was ranked number one in a list of the "100 Greatest Frontmen of All Time". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bon Scott has received more than 10,287,078 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Bon Scott is the 21st most popular musician (up from 29th in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 176th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Musician.

Bon Scott was most famous for being the lead singer of AC/DC from 1974-1980. He died at the age of 33 in 1980.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bon Scott ranks 21 out of 3,175. Before him are Leonard Cohen, Jeff Beck, Władysław Szpilman, Arcangelo Corelli, Ray Charles, and Ringo Starr. After him are Mark Knopfler, Jean-Michel Jarre, Cat Stevens, Eric Clapton, Leopold Mozart, and Scatman John.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Bon Scott ranks 15. Before him are Bill Clinton, Alan Rickman, Demis Roussos, Ted Bundy, Patti Smith, and Gerard 't Hooft. After him are Jane Birkin, Mireille Mathieu, George Best, Charlotte Rampling, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, and Rivellino. Among people deceased in 1980, Bon Scott ranks 10. Before him are Alfred Hitchcock, John Lennon, Jean Piaget, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Erich Fromm, and Roland Barthes. After him are Oskar Kokoschka, Steve McQueen, Jesse Owens, Colonel Sanders, Joe Dassin, and Henry Miller.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bon Scott ranks 120 out of 8,785. Before him are Blackbeard (1680), Neville Chamberlain (1869), Edward VIII (1894), Ringo Starr (1940), Edward II of England (1284), and J. J. Thomson (1856). After him are Charles I of England (1600), Rosalind Franklin (1920), George Stephenson (1781), Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665), Brian Johnson (1947), and Mark Knopfler (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Bon Scott ranks 7. Before him are Paul McCartney (1942), John Lennon (1940), Elton John (1947), George Harrison (1943), Jeff Beck (1944), and Ringo Starr (1940). After him are Mark Knopfler (1949), Cat Stevens (1948), Eric Clapton (1945), Brian May (1947), Roger Waters (1943), and Pete Townshend (1945).

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