MUSICIAN

Ron McGovney

1962 - Today

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Ronald J. McGovney (born November 2, 1963) is an American semi-retired musician, best known as the original bass guitarist in the thrash metal band Metallica from October 1981 to December 1982. Having previously played with guitarist James Hetfield in the garage band Leather Charm, McGovney was a member of Metallica during its first year of gigging and appeared on their early demos before departing late in 1982. After a period of inactivity, he played in the thrash metal band Phantasm. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ron McGovney has received more than 2,028,383 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Ron McGovney is the 730th most popular musician (up from 734th in 2019), the 3,682nd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,766th in 2019) and the 226th most popular American Musician.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ron McGovney ranks 730 out of 3,175. Before him are John Illsley, Herb Alpert, Willie Dixon, Horace Silver, Rick Astley, and Ivan Mládek. After him are Hilton Valentine, Tim Buckley, Steve Jones, Jørgen Ingmann, Julian Fontana, and David Garrett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Ron McGovney ranks 117. Before him are Paula Abdul, Adam Baldwin, Gina Gershon, John Hannah, Claudia Sheinbaum, and Sumi Jo. After him are Maia Morgenstern, Michel Qissi, Lori Lightfoot, David Foster Wallace, Wynton Rufer, and Patrick Ewing.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ron McGovney ranks 3,682 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Zoellick (1953), Christopher Meloni (1961), Albert Ghiorso (1915), David Koch (1940), Linda Darnell (1923), and Tony Robbins (1960). After him are Heather Graham (1970), Richard Bright (1937), Kelly Rutherford (1968), Gregg L. Semenza (1956), Arleigh Burke (1901), and John Carlos (1945).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ron McGovney ranks 226. Before him are Kenny Clarke (1914), Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929), Max Roach (1924), Herb Alpert (1935), Willie Dixon (1915), and Horace Silver (1928). After him are Tim Buckley (1947), Kerry King (1964), Bix Beiderbecke (1903), Jim Hall (1930), McCoy Tyner (1938), and Eric Singer (1958).

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