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Ronnie Biggs

1929 - 2013

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Ronald Arthur Biggs (8 August 1929 – 18 December 2013) was an English criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963. He subsequently became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965, living as a fugitive for 36 years, and for his various publicity stunts while in exile. In 2001, Biggs returned to the United Kingdom and spent several years in prison, where his health rapidly declined. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronnie Biggs has received more than 2,143,251 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie Biggs is the 625th most popular singer (down from 428th in 2019), the 2,062nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,632nd in 2019) and the 75th most popular British Singer.

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  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ronnie Biggs ranks 625 out of 3,528. Before him are Juanes, Gohar Gasparyan, Michael Kiske, Cesare Siepi, Walter Andreas Schwarz, and Teresa Carreño. After him are Achinoam Nini, Julian Lennon, Leo Nucci, Antonietta Stella, Hayedeh, and Sertab Erener.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Ronnie Biggs ranks 199. Before him are Fazil Iskander, Walter Brandmüller, Christoph von Dohnányi, Nigel Hawthorne, Andrew Bertie, and Julinho. After him are Antonietta Stella, Ronald Golias, Péter Palotás, François Cheng, Mariama Bâ, and Roger Bannister. Among people deceased in 2013, Ronnie Biggs ranks 163. Before him are Pran, Elmore Leonard, Jim Kelly, Anatoly Onoprienko, Lau Kar-leung, and Julie Harris. After him are Syd Field, Armando Trovajoli, Halton Arp, Michael Ansara, Francis Hong Yong-ho, and S. N. Goenka.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Biggs ranks 2,062 out of 7,765. Before him are Nigel Hawthorne (1929), Charlie Whiting (1952), Harry Redknapp (1947), Arnold Bennett (1867), Lady Katherine Grey (1540), and Andrew Bertie (1929). After him are Allan Octavian Hume (1829), Robert Burton (1577), Robert Donat (1905), Max Beerbohm (1872), Julian Lennon (1963), and Chris Squire (1948).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Biggs ranks 75. Before him are Neil Tennant (1954), Adele (1988), Graham Bonnet (1947), Jeanette (1951), Mary Hopkin (1950), and Liam Payne (1993). After him are Julian Lennon (1963), Ian Dury (1942), Peter Frampton (1950), Shane MacGowan (1957), Christine McVie (1943), and Gary Glitter (1944).

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