MUSICIAN

Jani Lane

1964 - 2011

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Jani Lane (born John Kennedy Oswald; February 1, 1964 – August 11, 2011) was an American singer and the lead vocalist, frontman, lyricist and main songwriter for the glam metal band Warrant. From Hollywood, California, the band experienced success from 1989 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. Lane left Warrant in 2004 and again in 2008 after a brief reunion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jani Lane has received more than 2,947,493 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jani Lane is the 2,754th most popular musician (down from 2,493rd in 2019), the 15,618th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,967th in 2019) and the 1,146th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jani Lane ranks 2,754 out of 3,175. Before her are Tim McCord, Albert Hammond Jr., Frank Iero, Sully Erna, Robert Lopez, and DJ Manian. After her are Orelsan, Peter Iwers, Baauer, Stala, Henrik Klingenberg, and Giorgi Latso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Jani Lane ranks 795. Before her are Maria McKee, Juliet Cuthbert, John Ottman, Monique Knol, Tom Hall, and Lisa Wilcox. After her are Scott Silver, Henk Duut, Ulf Samuelsson, Ian Gomez, Els Dottermans, and Sergei Nemchinov. Among people deceased in 2011, Jani Lane ranks 521. Before her are Shahbaz Bhatti, Hira Devi Waiba, Googie Withers, Heavy D, Jimmy Adamson, and Mario Miranda. After her are Eddie Turnbull, Alexander Galimov, John Dye, Masanori Sanada, Mark Hatfield, and Claudia Heill.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jani Lane ranks 15,618 out of 20,380. Before her are Nipsey Russell (1918), Nikki Cox (1978), Justin Raimondo (1951), Victor J. Glover (1976), Maya Harris (1967), and Christine Lakin (1979). After her are Scott Silver (1964), Charlotte Flair (1986), D. J. Cotrona (1980), Frankie Edgar (1981), Glenn Fleshler (1968), and JaVale McGee (1988).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jani Lane ranks 1,146. Before her are The-Dream (1977), Tim McCord (1979), Albert Hammond Jr. (1980), Frank Iero (1981), Sully Erna (1968), and Robert Lopez (1975). After her are Baauer (1989), Chris Stapleton (1978), Wayne Sermon (1984), Tim McIlrath (1978), Oliver Lake (1942), and Ani DiFranco (1970).

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