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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 1,860,416 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Ron McGovney is the 736th most popular musician (down from 717th in 2019), the 3,776th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,648th in 2019) and the 240th most popular American Musician.

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  • 51.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ron McGovney ranks 736 out of 2,662. Before him are Eddie Clarke, Paddy Moloney, Mick Box, Jean-Delphin Alard, Rudolf Barshai, and Eduard van Beinum. After him are Charlie Christian, Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Pinchas Zukerman, Charlie Haden, Marcus Miller, and Danko Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Ron McGovney ranks 98. Before him are Adam Baldwin, Tsutomu Miyazaki, James Michael Tyler, Melissa Sue Anderson, Stefan Hell, and Paula Abdul. After him are Thomas Gibson, Seiko Matsuda, Antti Rinne, Danny Huston, Abdulla Aripov, and Imad Mughniyah.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ron McGovney ranks 3,776 out of 18,182. Before him are Bryce Dallas Howard (1981), Dennis Haysbert (1954), Don Simpson (1943), Isaiah Washington (1963), Eileen Brennan (1932), and Diane Baker (1938). After him are Barbara Harris (1935), Shirley Knight (1936), Charlie Christian (1916), Connie Booth (1944), John Henry Schwarz (1941), and Liz Sheridan (1929).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ron McGovney ranks 240. Before him are Stewart Copeland (1952), Grover Washington Jr. (1943), Eric Dolphy (1928), Jim Hall (1930), Eric Singer (1958), and James Burton (1939). After him are Charlie Christian (1916), Charlie Haden (1937), Marcus Miller (1959), Richie Havens (1941), Scott Bradley (1891), and Elvin Jones (1927).

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