MUSICIAN

Johnny Thunders

1952 - 1991

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John Anthony Genzale (July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991), known professionally as Johnny Thunders, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of New York Dolls. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Thunders has received more than 2,221,733 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Thunders is the 1,052nd most popular musician (down from 973rd in 2019), the 5,131st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,786th in 2019) and the 349th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Johnny Thunders ranks 1,052 out of 3,175. Before him are Gary Barlow, Paul Chambers, Peter Banks, Ralph Kirkpatrick, John Lurie, and Jack Irons. After him are Karl Doppler, DJ Kool Herc, Tyler, the Creator, Buddy Bolden, Johann Peter Salomon, and Wolfgang Schneiderhan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Johnny Thunders ranks 277. Before him are Randy Crawford, Udo Voigt, Jim Ratcliffe, Gregg Henry, John Lurie, and Jan Raas. After him are Benito Floro, Sandra Kalniete, Kurban Berdyev, Daniel Balavoine, Dumitru Prunariu, and Miyuki Nakajima. Among people deceased in 1991, Johnny Thunders ranks 144. Before him are Northrop Frye, Dean Jagger, Gene Clark, Richard Speck, Elisaveta Bagriana, and Curt Bois. After him are Nutan, Tamara Khanum, Wilhelm Hahnemann, Dagmar Lange, Frank H. Netter, and Domingo Tarasconi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Thunders ranks 5,131 out of 20,380. Before him are John Lurie (1952), Alice Pike Barney (1857), Jack Irons (1962), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918), Paul Arizin (1928), and Greta Gerwig (1983). After him are Carlos Hathcock (1942), Ross Ulbricht (1984), Elizabeth Strout (1956), Tony Accardo (1906), James Thurber (1894), and Eileen Heckart (1919).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Johnny Thunders ranks 349. Before him are Tony Williams (1945), Charlie Mariano (1923), Paul Chambers (1935), Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911), John Lurie (1952), and Jack Irons (1962). After him are Tyler, the Creator (1991), Buddy Bolden (1877), Pat Smear (1959), Tony Visconti (1944), Sterling Morrison (1942), and Fats Navarro (1923).

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