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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 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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  • 6.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 791 out of 3,528Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 261Before 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 128Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 4,455 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Ronnie Van Zant ranks 224Before 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).