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David Johansen

1950 - 2025

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David Roger Johansen (January 9, 1950 – February 28, 2025) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor best known as lead singer of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter and for playing the Ghost of Christmas Past in Scrooged (1988). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). David Johansen is the 1,412th most popular singer (up from 2,133rd in 2024), the 7,673rd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,516th in 2019) and the 388th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, David Johansen ranks 1,412 out of 4,381. Before him are Joséphine Fodor, Tiziano Ferro, Lyle Lovett, Ana Torroja, Marc Almond, and Terry Jacks. After him are Gregg Rolie, Bobby Hebb, Inger Berggren, María Grever, Angie Stone, and Cilla Black.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, David Johansen ranks 418. Before him are Toshiko Fujita, Ronny Yu, Anna Jantar, Sandra Reemer, Nicholas Evans, and Nikica Valentić. After him are Marshall Manesh, Alvaro Vitali, Gary Locke, Ian McNeice, Julia Alvarez, and Katie Eder. Among people deceased in 2025, David Johansen ranks 329. Before him are Fauja Singh, Assata Shakur, Patricia Routledge, Jan Lála, Miguel Ángel Russo, Eduardo Serra, and Roman Starovoyt. After him are Alvaro Vitali, Miguel Uribe Turbay, Angie Stone, Joseph Wambaugh, and Tigran Keosayan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Johansen ranks 7,675 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Farnan (1877), Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858), George Kojac (1910), Rita Mae Brown (1944), Marion Jones Farquhar (1879), and Julian Steward (1902). After him are Mark Jackson (1965), Gregg Rolie (1947), Alexandra Hedison (1969), Ronnie Bucknum (1936), Melville J. Herskovits (1895), and Bobby Hebb (1938).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, David Johansen ranks 388. Before him are Diane Warren (1956), Jeanette MacDonald (1903), Mary J. Blige (1971), Bobby Vee (1943), Jimi Jamison (1951), and Lyle Lovett (1957). After him are Gregg Rolie (1947), Bobby Hebb (1938), Angie Stone (1965), Bobby Womack (1944), Zack de la Rocha (1970), and Royce da 5'9" (1977).

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