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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 2,053,945 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Thunders is the 976th most popular musician (down from 913th in 2019), the 4,798th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,523rd in 2019) and the 346th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Johnny Thunders ranks 976 out of 2,662. Before him are Tyler, the Creator, Ingo Schwichtenberg, Klaus Doldinger, Sylvester Levay, Henry Cowell, and DJ Kool Herc. After him are Travis Barker, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Michael Weikath, Željko Joksimović, Son House, and Larry Carlton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Johnny Thunders ranks 222. Before him are Paul Reubens, Valeriy Pidluzhnyy, Frank Schwalba-Hoth, Gregg Henry, Udo Voigt, and Jorge Olguín. After him are Gianfranco Fini, Vanessa del Rio, Hilary Mantel, Marky Ramone, Masaki Yokotani, and Abel Braga. Among people deceased in 1991, Johnny Thunders ranks 129. Before him are Billy Vaughn, Ed Heinemann, Jack Crawford, Franco Maria Malfatti, Sanmao, and Vasco Pratolini. After him are Peggy Ashcroft, Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Luis Miró, Anton Yugov, Yusuf Idris, and György Szűcs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Thunders ranks 4,798 out of 18,182. Before him are Anne Revere (1903), Joel McCrea (1905), Grant Show (1962), Gilbert Stuart (1755), Henry Cowell (1897), and Connie Willis (1945). After him are Aldo Leopold (1887), Travis Barker (1975), John Elkann (1976), Debbie Allen (1950), Michael Freedman (1951), and John Hay (1838).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Johnny Thunders ranks 346. Before him are Lennie Tristano (1919), Pharoah Sanders (1940), Art Farmer (1928), Big Joe Turner (1911), Tyler, the Creator (1991), and Henry Cowell (1897). After him are Travis Barker (1975), Son House (1902), Larry Carlton (1948), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), Kenny Burrell (1931), and Jimmy Reed (1925).

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