MUSICIAN

Lee Ranaldo

1956 - Today

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Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a co-founder of the rock band Sonic Youth. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Ranaldo at number 33 on its "Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee Ranaldo has received more than 675,301 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 36 in 2019). Lee Ranaldo is the 1,695th most popular musician (down from 1,494th in 2019), the 8,533rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,475th in 2019) and the 628th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 680k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lee Ranaldo ranks 1,695 out of 3,175. Before him are Richie Kotzen, Butch Vig, Harry Winter, Uli Kusch, Bukka White, and Jimmy Miller. After him are Chad Channing, Hal Blaine, Laura Nyro, Mamie Smith, Ian Haugland, and Paul Bostaph.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Lee Ranaldo ranks 390. Before him are Ha Jin, David M. Brown, Kelly Curtis, Vladimir Konstantinov, Wendy Crewson, and Liam Brady. After him are Augusto Santos Silva, Lutz Eigendorf, Ling Jihua, Abdulbaset Sieda, Mina Ahadi, and Volen Siderov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lee Ranaldo ranks 8,533 out of 20,380. Before him are Jimmy Miller (1942), Mamie Till (1921), Gail Russell (1924), Clarke Peters (1952), John Wanamaker (1838), and Tipper Gore (1948). After him are Rebecca Miller (1962), Chad Channing (1967), Larry Linville (1939), Harry Myers (1882), Robert John Braidwood (1907), and Hal Blaine (1929).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Lee Ranaldo ranks 628. Before him are Thurston Moore (1958), Dan Hartman (1950), Richie Kotzen (1970), Butch Vig (1955), Bukka White (1906), and Jimmy Miller (1942). After him are Chad Channing (1967), Hal Blaine (1929), Laura Nyro (1947), Mamie Smith (1891), Paul Bostaph (1964), and Chuck Mangione (1940).

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