1948 - 1977
Ronald Wayne Van Zant (January 15, 1948 – October 20, 1977) was an American singer, best known as the original lead vocalist, primary lyricist and a founding member 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 6,650,853 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie Van Zant is the 791st most popular singer (down from 695th in 2019), the 4,455th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,932nd in 2019) and the 224th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 791 out of 3,528. Before him are Elvira de Hidalgo, Kadim Al Sahir, Andrew Ridgeley, Boubacar Traoré, Giulia Grisi, and Angelo Branduardi. After him are Shoshana Damari, Pyotr Leshchenko, Jackie Wilson, Nick Kamen, Jetty Paerl, and Miliza Korjus.
1891 - 1980
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 785
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 786
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 787
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 788
1811 - 1869
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 789
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 790
1948 - 1977
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 791
1923 - 2006
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 792
1898 - 1954
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 793
1934 - 1984
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 794
1962 - 2021
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 795
1921 - 2013
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 796
1905 - 1980
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 797
Among people born in 1948, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 261. Before him are Claude Le Roy, Muhammad Zaidan, Todd Rundgren, Pietro Anastasi, Victor Skumin, and Akira Matsunaga. After him are Jan Tomaszewski, Arturo Sosa, Michael Berryman, Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Dee Wallace, and Dan Halutz. Among people deceased in 1977, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 128. Before him are Tibor Déry, Jean Rostand, Hans Erich Nossack, Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Otto Deßloch, and Bobojon Ghafurov. After him are Eugen Wüster, Richard Addinsell, Juan Carlos Calvo, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Siegfried Buback, and Neco.
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 255
1948 - 2004
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 256
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 257
1948 - 2020
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 258
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 259
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 260
1948 - 1977
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 261
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 262
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 263
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 264
1948 - 2014
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 265
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 266
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 267
1894 - 1977
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 122
1894 - 1977
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 123
1901 - 1977
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 124
1913 - 1977
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 125
1889 - 1977
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 126
1908 - 1977
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 127
1948 - 1977
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 128
1898 - 1977
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 129
1904 - 1977
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 130
1906 - 1977
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 131
1935 - 1977
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 132
1920 - 1977
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 133
1895 - 1977
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 134
Among people born in United States, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 4,455 out of 18,182. Before him are Zachary Quinto (1977), Ezzard Charles (1921), Sasha Alexander (1973), Gary Coleman (1968), Stanley Clarke (1951), and Marla Maples (1963). After him are Paul Reiser (1957), Michael Brecker (1949), Edward Furlong (1977), William Klein (1928), Sanford B. Dole (1844), and Lee Radziwill (1933).
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 4,449
1921 - 1975
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 4,450
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 4,451
1968 - 2010
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 4,452
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 4,453
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 4,454
1948 - 1977
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 4,455
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 4,456
1949 - 2007
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,457
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,458
1928 - 2022
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,459
1844 - 1926
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,460
1933 - 2019
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,461
Among singers born in United States, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 224. Before him are Pat Boone (1934), Sylvester (1947), Carl Wilson (1946), Billy Vaughn (1919), Leon Russell (1942), and Joan Osborne (1962). After him are Jackie Wilson (1934), Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893), MC Hammer (1962), Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), Billy Paul (1934), and Melanie Thornton (1967).
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 218
1947 - 1988
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 219
1946 - 1998
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 220
1919 - 1991
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 221
1942 - 2016
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 222
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 223
1948 - 1977
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 224
1934 - 1984
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 225
1893 - 1929
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 226
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 227
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 228
1934 - 2016
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 229
1967 - 2001
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 230