SINGER

Joey Ramone

1951 - 2001

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Jeffrey Ross Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), known professionally as Joey Ramone, was an American singer, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of the punk rock band Ramones. His image, voice, and his tenure with the Ramones made him a countercultural icon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joey Ramone has received more than 5,511,010 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Joey Ramone is the 316th most popular singer (up from 330th in 2019), the 1,845th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,060th in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Joey Ramones by language

Over the past year Joey Ramone has had the most page views in the with 1,354,779 views, followed by Spanish (113,741), and Portuguese (53,906). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are English (113.34%), Ido (70.64%), and Estonian (66.22%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Joey Ramone ranks 316 out of 4,381. Before him are Giulietta Simionato, Giuditta Pasta, Cab Calloway, Axl Rose, Théo Sarapo, and Ornella Vanoni. After him are Antonio Cesti, Adelaide Hall, Željko Bebek, Carole King, Googoosh, and Rod Evans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Joey Ramone ranks 75. Before him are Bao Xishun, Šaban Šaulić, Frank Wilczek, Barry Marshall, Olivia Hussey, and Ben Feringa. After him are Thomas Boni Yayi, Behgjet Pacolli, Ben Carson, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Mamoru Oshii, and Fernando Lugo. Among people deceased in 2001, Joey Ramone ranks 55. Before him are Poul Anderson, Ken Kesey, Emilie Schindler, Birendra of Nepal, Michele Alboreto, and Rehavam Ze'evi. After him are Seishiro Shimatani, Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, Henry Lee Lucas, Stanley Kramer, Jean-Pierre Aumont, and Masao Ono.

Others Born in 1951

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Others Deceased in 2001

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joey Ramone ranks 1,845 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Schiff (1955), Henry Draper (1837), Spike Lee (1957), Robert Jordan (1948), Roger Corman (1926), and Nora Roberts (1950). After him are Paul Desmond (1924), Michael Bay (1965), Frederick Cook (1865), Tom Courtney (1933), Adelaide Hall (1901), and Jasper Johns (1930).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Joey Ramone ranks 98. Before him are Sammy Davis Jr. (1925), John Fogerty (1945), Coolio (1963), "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959), Cab Calloway (1907), and Axl Rose (1962). After him are Adelaide Hall (1901), Carole King (1942), Karen Carpenter (1950), Hank Williams (1923), Connie Francis (1938), and Eric Adams (1952).

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