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Ronnie James Dio

1942 - 2010

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Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell. Though his parents were from Cortland, New York, Dio was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where his family resided for his father's service in the U.S. Army during World War II. The family returned to Cortland when Dio was very young, and he lived there until graduating from high school in 1960. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronnie James Dio has received more than 8,388,860 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie James Dio is the 43rd most popular musician (down from 39th in 2019), the 296th most popular biography from United States (down from 242nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Musician.

Ronnie James Dio is most famous for being the lead singer of the heavy metal band, "Black Sabbath," and for his solo band, "Dio."

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ronnie James Dio ranks 43 out of 3,175. Before him are Sting, David Gilmour, Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry, André Rieu, and Maria Anna Mozart. After him are Syd Barrett, Miles Davis, Martha Argerich, Goran Bregović, B.B. King, and Isaac Albéniz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Ronnie James Dio ranks 21. Before him are Ehud Barak, Dino Zoff, Isabel Allende, Peter Handke, Barbra Streisand, and Brian Wilson. After him are John Wayne Gacy, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Ted Kaczynski, Daniel Barenboim, Brian Jones, and Calvin Klein. Among people deceased in 2010, Ronnie James Dio ranks 7. Before him are José Saramago, J. D. Salinger, Lech Kaczyński, Leslie Nielsen, Gloria Stuart, and Tony Curtis. After him are Benoit Mandelbrot, Bobby Farrell, Dennis Hopper, Claude Chabrol, Éric Rohmer, and Tsutomu Yamaguchi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ronnie James Dio ranks 296 out of 20,380. Before him are Lisa Marie Presley (1968), Tommy Lee Jones (1946), Jerry Brown (1938), Percy Williams Bridgman (1882), B. F. Skinner (1904), and Robert E. Lee (1807). After him are P. T. Barnum (1810), John Wayne Gacy (1942), John Bardeen (1908), Sandra Bullock (1964), Miles Davis (1926), and Coen brothers (null).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ronnie James Dio ranks 11. Before him are Madonna (1958), Ray Charles (1930), Scatman John (1942), Frank Zappa (1940), Brian Wilson (1942), and Chuck Berry (1926). After him are Miles Davis (1926), B.B. King (1925), Bruce Springsteen (1949), Cliff Burton (1962), Duke Ellington (1899), and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959).

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