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Ron Asheton

1948 - 2009

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Ronald Franklin Asheton (July 17, 1948 – c. January 6, 2009) was an American musician, who was best known as the guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter for the rock band the Stooges. He formed the Stooges along with Iggy Pop and his brother, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave Alexander. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ron Asheton has received more than 654,183 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Ron Asheton is the 1,379th most popular musician (down from 1,277th in 2019), the 6,880th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,331st in 2019) and the 490th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ron Asheton ranks 1,379 out of 3,175. Before him are Marin Alsop, Michel Sogny, Rhoma Irama, Andreas Kisser, Garth Hudson, and Mark Lanegan. After him are Yegor Letov, Vlatko Stefanovski, Anouar Brahem, Edgar Winter, Curtis Fuller, and Joe Sample.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Ron Asheton ranks 453. Before him are Patrick Moraz, Kenney Jones, Diane Ackerman, Fred Hampton, Avery Brooks, and Chantal Lauby. After him are Richard Simmons, Robert Trump, Johan Boskamp, Valeri Brainin, Mykola Avilov, and Rocco Buttiglione. Among people deceased in 2009, Ron Asheton ranks 253. Before him are Veronika Dudarova, Miroslav Filip, Irving Kristol, Abel Goumba, Mamadou Dia, and Kim Manners. After him are Shota Chochishvili, Charles W. Juels, Héctor Facundo, Harve Presnell, Mary Travers, and Roger Planchon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ron Asheton ranks 6,880 out of 20,380. Before him are Ken Jeong (1969), Marshall Berman (1940), Mary Oliver (1935), William P. Gottlieb (1917), Kate Mara (1983), and Cameron Crowe (1957). After him are Allan Bloom (1930), Richard Simmons (1948), Matt Frewer (1958), Cecilia Beaux (1855), Connie Stevens (1938), and Adoniram Judson (1788).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ron Asheton ranks 490. Before him are Lester Bowie (1941), Mal Waldron (1925), Bill Monroe (1911), Tim Hardin (1941), Marin Alsop (1956), and Mark Lanegan (1964). After him are Edgar Winter (1946), Curtis Fuller (1934), Joe Sample (1939), Gary Rossington (1951), Mary Lou Williams (1910), and Steve Miller (1943).

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