MUSICIAN

Sid Vicious

1957 - 1979

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Simon John Ritchie (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the second bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sid Vicious has received more than 12,820,711 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Sid Vicious is the 117th most popular musician (up from 122nd in 2019), the 467th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 512th in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Musician.

Sid vicious is most famous for his involvement in the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sid Vicious ranks 117 out of 3,175. Before him are Henryk Wieniawski, Joe Hisaishi, John Bonham, Barry Gibb, Mariss Jansons, and Lionel Richie. After him are Thomas Bangalter, Nick Mason, John Dowland, Neil Young, Björk, and Chris Isaak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Sid Vicious ranks 15. Before him are Aki Kaurismäki, Dolph Lundgren, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Fumio Kishida, and Gloria Estefan. After him are Christopher Lambert, Greg Abbott, Frances McDormand, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Falco, and Steve Buscemi. Among people deceased in 1979, Sid Vicious ranks 23. Before him are Nelson Rockefeller, Sonia Delaunay, Hafizullah Amin, Hanna Reitsch, Shin'ichirō Tomonaga, and Nadia Boulanger. After him are Werner Forssmann, Bertil Ohlin, Robert Burns Woodward, Nur Muhammad Taraki, Agostinho Neto, and Reinhard Gehlen.

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Others Deceased in 1979

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sid Vicious ranks 467 out of 8,785. Before him are Daphne du Maurier (1907), John Wallis (1616), Edward the Martyr (962), Joshua Reynolds (1723), Julia Gillard (1961), and Helena Bonham Carter (1966). After him are Bernie Ecclestone (1930), Eadred (923), Saint Walpurga (710), Denis Law (1940), Brook Taylor (1685), and Æthelflæd (869).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Sid Vicious ranks 30. Before him are Robert Fripp (1946), Jon Lord (1941), Richard Wright (1943), Angus Young (1955), Lemmy (1945), and John Bonham (1948). After him are Nick Mason (1944), John Dowland (1563), Gary Moore (1952), Jacqueline du Pré (1945), Mike Oldfield (1953), and Ronnie Wood (1947).

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