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Lita Ford

1958 - Today

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Lita Rossana Ford (born September 19, 1958) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female 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 4,456,877 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Lita Ford is the 1,122nd most popular musician (up from 1,136th in 2019), the 2,974th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,024th in 2019) and the 179th most popular British Musician.

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  • 4.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lita Ford ranks 1,122 out of 2,662. Before her are Åse Kleveland, Moriz Rosenthal, Anthony Phillips, Peter Tägtgren, Kate Pierson, and Reinhold Mack. After her are Red Garland, Ronnie Drew, Gram Parsons, Moya Brennan, Andrew Latimer, and Gina Bachauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Lita Ford ranks 160. Before her are Yasushi Akimoto, Rachel Ticotin, Gigi Becali, Bipin Rawat, Guillermo Arriaga, and Raul Khajimba. After her are Keenen Ivory Wayans, Ricardo Gareca, Jean-Claude Hollerich, Jennifer Saunders, Tsutomu Sonobe, and Julio Olarticoechea.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lita Ford ranks 2,974 out of 7,765. Before her are Andy Cole (1971), Demetrios Petrokokkinos (1878), Brian G. Marsden (1937), Beatrice Webb (1858), Tom Conti (1941), and John Higgins (1975). After her are Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (1355), John Barnard (1946), Marie Spartali Stillman (1844), Jennifer Saunders (1958), David Frost (1939), and Adrian Paul (1959).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Lita Ford ranks 179. Before her are Hank Marvin (1941), Carl Cox (1962), Dennis Stratton (1952), Geoff Downes (1952), Lee Kerslake (1947), and Anthony Phillips (1951). After her are Andrew Latimer (1949), Glyn Johns (1942), Denny Laine (1944), Martin Birch (1948), Dave Holland (1948), and Roger Norrington (1934).

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