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Mick Ronson

1946 - 1993

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Michael Ronson (26 May 1946 – 29 April 1993) was an English musician, songwriter, arranger, and producer. He achieved critical and commercial success working with David Bowie as the guitarist of the Spiders from Mars. He was a session musician who recorded five studio albums with Bowie followed by four with Ian Hunter, and also worked as a sideman in touring bands with Van Morrison and Bob Dylan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mick Ronson has received more than 3,896,698 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Mick Ronson is the 903rd most popular musician (up from 914th in 2019), the 2,487th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,530th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mick Ronson ranks 903 out of 3,175. Before him are Eliades Ochoa, Manny Charlton, Teddy Wilson, Würzel, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Alan Wilson. After him are Clarence Clemons, Albert Ayler, Larry Coryell, Sean Combs, Lili Kraus, and Charley Patton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Mick Ronson ranks 331. Before him are Paul Smith, Antonio Fargas, Jimmy Buffett, Keith Mitchell, Eliades Ochoa, and Dragutin Šurbek. After him are Ricky Hui, Robert Urich, Vincent Pastore, Colin Bell, Daryl Hall, and Gérard Grisey. Among people deceased in 1993, Mick Ronson ranks 137. Before him are Thurgood Marshall, Friedrich Dickel, Hans Christian Blech, Valentina Grizodubova, Wilhelm Gliese, and Yuri Bezmenov. After him are Mieczysław Horszowski, Max August Zorn, Bertus Aafjes, Erich Leinsdorf, Steve James, and Emile Ardolino.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mick Ronson ranks 2,487 out of 8,785. Before him are Liam Payne (1993), Bernard Fox (1927), Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape (1888), Corin Redgrave (1939), Chiwetel Ejiofor (1977), and Belinda Lee (1935). After him are Ralph H. Fowler (1889), Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583), William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1724), Jane Morris (1839), Lindsay Duncan (1950), and Samuel Clarke (1675).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Mick Ronson ranks 153. Before him are Mel Collins (1947), Pete Burns (1959), Philip Catherine (1942), Eddie Clarke (1950), Fatboy Slim (1963), and Würzel (1949). After him are Carl Cox (1962), Simon Le Bon (1958), James Galway (1939), Johnny Clegg (1953), George Shearing (1919), and Bernie Marsden (1951).

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