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Ross the Boss

1954 - Today

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Ross Friedman (born January 3, 1954), also known as Ross the Boss, is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of both the punk band the Dictators and the heavy metal band Manowar. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ross the Boss has received more than 444,376 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ross the Boss is the 1,214th most popular musician (down from 1,103rd in 2019), the 5,922nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,388th in 2019) and the 426th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ross the Boss ranks 1,214 out of 3,175. Before him are Gram Parsons, Enrique Santos Discépolo, Wilko Johnson, Rosalyn Tureck, Fazıl Say, and Parov Stelar. After him are Larry Van Kriedt, Hans Rosbaud, Moriz Rosenthal, Bob Ezrin, Scott Columbus, and Tommy Emmanuel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Ross the Boss ranks 266. Before him are Ján Kozák, Jonathan Pollard, Pankaj Kapur, Vladimir Drinfeld, Anatoly Chukanov, and Antón Lamazares. After him are Carter Burwell, Larry Van Kriedt, David Keith, Dai Sijie, Don Wilson, and Amparo Muñoz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ross the Boss ranks 5,922 out of 20,380. Before him are John Lee Hancock (1956), Al Smith (1873), Oscar De La Hoya (1973), Harry Daghlian (1921), Armie Hammer (1986), and Darlanne Fluegel (1953). After him are Johnny Knoxville (1971), Thomas Horsfield (1773), Kaley Cuoco (1985), Carter Burwell (1954), Larry Van Kriedt (1954), and Ned Block (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ross the Boss ranks 426. Before him are Ralph Towner (1940), Steven Adler (1965), Benjamin Orr (1947), Donald Fagen (1948), Gram Parsons (1946), and Rosalyn Tureck (1914). After him are Larry Van Kriedt (1954), Scott Columbus (1956), Steve Stevens (1959), Norah Jones (1979), Mark Isham (1951), and Wynton Kelly (1931).

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