MUSICIAN

Ronnie Wood

1947 - Today

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Ronald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as a member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, and a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. Wood began his career in 1964, playing lead guitar with several British rhythm and blues bands in short succession, including the Birds and the Creation. He joined the Jeff Beck Group in 1967 as a guitarist and bassist, playing on the albums Truth and Beck-Ola. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronnie Wood has received more than 8,675,671 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Ronnie Wood is the 132nd most popular musician (down from 117th in 2019), the 528th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 496th in 2019) and the 36th most popular British Musician.

Ronnie Wood is most famous for being a member of the rock band, The Rolling Stones.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ronnie Wood ranks 132 out of 3,175Before him are Nat King Cole, Jacqueline du Pré, Mike Oldfield, Neil Peart, Fritz Kreisler, and Pete Best. After him are Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Fernando Sor, Buddy Holly, Roger Glover, Arnaut Daniel, and Cliff Richard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ronnie Wood ranks 46Before him are Gerd Binnig, Dick Advocaat, Bruno Latour, Linda B. Buck, Gigliola Cinquetti, and Richard Griffiths. After him are Zahi Hawass, James Woods, Michio Kaku, Stan Kroenke, Alain Aspect, and Bachir Gemayel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Wood ranks 528 out of 8,785Before him are Richard Griffiths (1947), William Kidd (1645), Robert Edwards (1925), Mary Anning (1799), Gerard Butler (1969), and Albert Finney (1936). After him are Stanley Baldwin (1867), William Lassell (1799), Eadweard Muybridge (1830), Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844), Tom Wilkinson (1948), and Henry Every (1659).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Wood ranks 36Before him are Sid Vicious (1957), Nick Mason (1944), John Dowland (1563), Gary Moore (1952), Jacqueline du Pré (1945), and Mike Oldfield (1953). After him are Roger Glover (1945), Malcolm Young (1953), Chris Slade (1946), Tony Iommi (1948), George Martin (1926), and Brian Eno (1948).