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John Lydon

1956 - Today

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John Joseph Lydon ( LY-dən; born 31 January 1956), also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a British-born singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. He was the lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, which was active from 1975 to 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Lydon has received more than 8,036,696 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). John Lydon is the 493rd most popular singer (up from 513th in 2019), the 1,669th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,810th in 2019) and the 55th most popular British Singer.

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  • 8.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, John Lydon ranks 493 out of 4,381. Before him are Jeanette, Melanie, Gigi D'Agostino, Al Martino, Gundula Janowitz, and Anette Olzon. After him are Ali Farka Touré, Adolphe Nourrit, Halid Bešlić, Zaz, Freddy Quinn, and Tim Staffell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, John Lydon ranks 109. Before him are El Risitas, Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga, Horacio Cartes, Kazuyo Sejima, Sebastian Coe, and Mari Boine. After him are Klaus Allofs, Georg Gänswein, Randy Rhoads, Mircea Cărtărescu, Taur Matan Ruak, and Bo Derek.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Lydon ranks 1,669 out of 8,785. Before him are Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886), John Latham (1740), Gemma Jones (1942), Thomas Rowlandson (1756), Dixie Dean (1907), and Paul Freeman (1943). After him are Ralph Richardson (1902), Eric Campbell (1880), David Trimble (1944), David A. Stewart (1952), Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (1783), and Jacquetta of Luxembourg (1415).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, John Lydon ranks 55. Before him are Sandie Shaw (1947), Vera Lynn (1917), Maggie Reilly (1956), Boy George (1961), Neil Tennant (1954), and Jeanette (1951). After him are Tim Staffell (1948), Noel Gallagher (1967), Gary Glitter (1944), Kathleen Ferrier (1912), Geri Halliwell (1972), and Kim Wilde (1960).

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