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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 2,720,945 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jani Lane is the 2,502nd most popular musician (down from 2,288th in 2019), the 14,002nd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,207th in 2019) and the 1,057th most popular American Musician.

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  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jani Lane ranks 2,502 out of 2,662Before her are Liam O'Flynn, Tiga, Madlib, Jim O'Rourke, Dave Rowntree, and John Cooper. After her are Dan Donegan, Håkan Hellström, Greg Ginn, Pabllo Vittar, Ben Shepherd, and Rob Caggiano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Jani Lane ranks 684Before her are Yang Young-ja, René Meulensteen, Konstantina Kouneva, Eric Boe, Dave Rowntree, and Anthony Weiner. After her are Nikola Jerkan, Konrad Plautz, Holly Robinson Peete, John Parrott, Vladimir Krylov, and Lisa Wilcox. Among people deceased in 2011, Jani Lane ranks 468Before her are Andy Rooney, Phoebe Snow, Vittorio Arrigoni, Jan Marek, John Dye, and Saif al-Arab Gaddafi. After her are Googie Withers, Heavy D, Alexander Galimov, David Kato, Joseph Galibardy, and Mario Miranda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jani Lane ranks 14,002 out of 18,182Before her are Anthony Weiner (1964), Perrey Reeves (1970), Stan Van Gundy (1959), Tamina Snuka (1978), Cody Walker (1988), and John B. Weller (1812). After her are Stephen Jackson (1978), Larisa Oleynik (1981), Kim Reynolds (1959), C. Everett Koop (1916), Barbara Kingsolver (1955), and Dan Donegan (1968).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jani Lane ranks 1,057Before her are Austin Mahone (1996), Kenny Chesney (1968), J Mascis (1965), Madlib (1973), Jim O'Rourke (1969), and John Cooper (1975). After her are Dan Donegan (1968), Greg Ginn (1954), Rob Caggiano (1976), BT (1971), Jody Watley (1959), and Prince Royce (1989).