MUSICIAN

Dee Dee Ramone

1951 - 2002

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Douglas Glenn Colvin (September 18, 1951 – June 5, 2002), better known by his stage name Dee Dee Ramone, was an American musician. He was the bassist and a founding member of the punk rock band the Ramones. Throughout the band's existence, he was the most prolific lyricist and composer, writing many of their best-known songs, such as "53rd & 3rd", "Chinese Rock", "Commando", "Wart Hog", "Rockaway Beach", "Poison Heart" and "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg" (also known as "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dee Dee Ramone has received more than 3,576,251 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Dee Dee Ramone is the 444th most popular musician (up from 474th in 2019), the 2,385th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,544th in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Musician.

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  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dee Dee Ramone ranks 444 out of 3,175. Before him are Andy Summers, Robert Wyatt, Alvin Lee, Elvis Costello, Ton Koopman, and Danko Jones. After him are Steve Morse, Kai Hansen, Scott McKenzie, Christoph Eschenbach, John Frusciante, and Dionisio Aguado y García.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Dee Dee Ramone ranks 105. Before him are Treat Williams, Pierre Lemaitre, Duncan Haldane, Dražen Dalipagić, Ernesto Zedillo, and Roger Myerson. After him are Alexander Sokurov, Chen Chien-jen, Jakaya Kikwete, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Beverly D'Angelo, and Julian Schnabel. Among people deceased in 2002, Dee Dee Ramone ranks 89. Before him are Ray Conniff, Thomas Gordon, Katy Jurado, Lionel Hampton, Juan Antonio Bardem, and Branko Stanković. After him are Igor Ansoff, J. Lee Thompson, Eugenio Coșeriu, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, Karel Reisz, and Gustaaf Deloor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dee Dee Ramone ranks 2,385 out of 20,380. Before him are Mos Def (1973), J. Allen Hynek (1910), Blythe Danner (1943), Simon Fraser (1776), Perry Como (1912), and Richard Kuklinski (1935). After him are Carmine Coppola (1910), George Hamilton (1939), Chuck Palahniuk (1962), Shirley Jackson (1916), James Levine (1943), and Steve Morse (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Dee Dee Ramone ranks 129. Before him are John Phillips (1935), Lionel Hampton (1908), Steve Vai (1960), Kenny Loggins (1948), Philly Joe Jones (1923), and Al Di Meola (1954). After him are Steve Morse (1954), Scott McKenzie (1939), John Frusciante (1970), Bud Powell (1924), Richie Sambora (1959), and James Ingram (1952).

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