MUSICIAN

Lita Ford

1958 - Today

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Lita Rossana Ford (born September 19, 1958) is a British-American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s, and then embarked on a successful glam metal solo career that hit its peak in the late 1980s. The 1989 single "Close My Eyes Forever", a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, remains Ford's most successful song, reaching No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lita Ford has received more than 4,787,920 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Lita Ford is the 1,264th most popular musician (down from 1,119th in 2019), the 3,305th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,966th in 2019) and the 199th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lita Ford ranks 1,264 out of 3,175. Before her are Graham Gouldman, 3T, Jason Becker, Anahit Tsitsikian, Pixinguinha, and Jimmy Reed. After her are Gene Pitney, Lee Ritenour, János Starker, Arthur De Greef, Elly Ney, and Paul Gray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Lita Ford ranks 219. Before her are Scott Patterson, Michael Paré, Jennifer Saunders, Manu Katché, Kim Boo-kyum, and Mircea Geoană. After her are Duško Marković, Raul Khajimba, Rodion Cămătaru, Paula-Mae Weekes, Nick Park, and Remigijus Valiulis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lita Ford ranks 3,305 out of 8,785. Before her are Gilbert Adair (1944), Jack Sheppard (1702), Matthew Hopkins (1620), John Hutchinson (1884), Tommy Cooper (1921), and David MacMillan (1968). After her are Ronald Knox (1888), James Ivory (1765), Christian Horner (1973), Flora Sandes (1876), York Bowen (1884), and Stephen Gardiner (1497).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Lita Ford ranks 199. Before her are Mick Jones (1955), Chris Barber (1930), Roger Norrington (1934), George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923), Noddy Holder (1946), and Graham Gouldman (1946). After her are Nigel Kennedy (1956), Trevor Bolder (1950), Peter Grant (1935), Lee Kerslake (1947), Andy Bown (1946), and Bert Jansch (1943).

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