SINGER

Ronnie Van Zant

1948 - 1977

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Ronald Wayne Van Zant (January 15, 1948 – October 20, 1977) was an American singer, best known as the founding lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronnie Van Zant has received more than 7,250,622 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Ronnie Van Zant is the 678th most popular singer (up from 788th in 2019), the 3,617th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,443rd in 2019) and the 190th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 678 out of 4,381. Before him are Melissa Etheridge, Paula Abdul, Barry Manilow, Georg Ots, Lola Novaković, and Alexander Rybak. After him are Malena Ernman, Philipp Kirkorov, Alan Tam, Martti Talvela, Helen Reddy, and Robertino Loreti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 237. Before him are Barbara Hendricks, Franca Viola, Kate Jackson, James Rebhorn, Josip Katalinski, and Peter Turkson. After him are Dee Wallace, Peter Hammill, Jean-Pierre Adams, Peggy March, David Gemmell, and Pascal Bruckner. Among people deceased in 1977, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 116. Before him are Henri Langlois, Alphonse Massamba-Débat, Diana Hyland, Mirzo Tursunzoda, Kōichi Kido, and Jan-Carl Raspe. After him are Rudolf Vytlačil, E. F. Schumacher, Isaac Boleslavsky, Hans Erich Nossack, Sumitranandan Pant, and Dietrich von Hildebrand.

Others Born in 1948

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Others Deceased in 1977

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 3,617 out of 20,380. Before him are Ethan Suplee (1976), Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (1924), Martha Chase (1927), Gina Gershon (1962), James Denton (1963), and Anne McCaffrey (1926). After him are Maurice Sendak (1928), John Krasinski (1979), Ignacio Zaragoza (1829), Edith Wilson (1872), Marsha Hunt (1917), and Anne Revere (1903).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 190. Before him are Barbara Hendricks (1948), Rosemary Clooney (1928), Pat Boone (1934), Melissa Etheridge (1961), Paula Abdul (1962), and Barry Manilow (1943). After him are Lee Hazlewood (1929), Peggy March (1948), Tracy Chapman (1964), Fergie (1975), SZA (1990), and Gladys Knight (1944).

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