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Bon Scott

1946 - 1980

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Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer who was the second lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. In the July 2004 issue of Classic Rock, Scott was ranked number one in a list of the "100 Greatest Frontmen of All Time". Hit Parader ranked Scott as fifth on their 2006 list of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalists of all time. Born in Forfar in Angus, Scotland, Scott spent his early years in Kirriemuir. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bon Scott is the 22nd most popular musician (down from 21st in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 120th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Musician.

Bon Scott was most famous for being the lead singer of AC/DC from 1974-1980. He died at the age of 33 in 1980.

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Among musicians, Bon Scott ranks 22 out of 3,175. Before him are Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, Jean-Michel Jarre, Arcangelo Corelli, Mark Knopfler, and Elton John. After him are George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Cat Stevens, Władysław Szpilman, Leopold Mozart, and Amir Khusrow.

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Among people born in 1946, Bon Scott ranks 20. Before him are Patti Smith, Alan Rickman, Marianne Faithfull, Ted Bundy, Demis Roussos, and José Carreras. After him are Candice Bergen, Gianni Versace, Roh Moo-hyun, Diane Keaton, Charlotte Rampling, and Elfriede Jelinek. Among people deceased in 1980, Bon Scott ranks 11. Before him are Jean Piaget, Alfred Hitchcock, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Erich Fromm, Roland Barthes, and Steve McQueen. After him are Oskar Kokoschka, Jesse Owens, Colonel Sanders, Henry Miller, Joe Dassin, and Alexei Kosygin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bon Scott ranks 185 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Brown (1773), Mary Boleyn (1499), Henry Purcell (1659), Betty Williams (1943), Elton John (1947), and Robert Clive (1725). After him are Terry Pratchett (1948), Alan Hodgkin (1914), Alexander R. Todd (1907), George Harrison (1943), Charles Glover Barkla (1877), and William of Ockham (1285).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Bon Scott ranks 8. Before him are Lemmy (1945), Jeff Beck (1944), Roger Taylor (1949), Paul McCartney (1942), Mark Knopfler (1949), and Elton John (1947). After him are George Harrison (1943), Eric Clapton (1945), Cat Stevens (1948), Ringo Starr (1940), Brian May (1947), and Sting (1951).

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