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Joan Jett

1958 - Today

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Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, businesswoman, and actress. Often referred to as the "Godmother of Punk", she is regarded as a rock icon and an influential figure in popular rock music. Jett co-founded and performed with the Runaways from 1975 to 1979, with whom she released four albums. After their dissolution, she recorded her debut album and brought it to several record labels with producer Kenny Laguna, all of whom rejected her. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Jett is the 652nd most popular musician (down from 636th in 2019), the 3,660th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,266th in 2019) and the 199th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Joan Jett ranks 652 out of 3,175. Before her are Johann Friedrich Fasch, David Foster, Gerry Mulligan, Maria Yudina, Archie Shepp, and Mike Ratledge. After her are Antonio Bazzini, Myung-whun Chung, Euronymous, Emanuel Feuermann, Chad Smith, and Jörg Demus.

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Among people born in 1958, Joan Jett ranks 106. Before her are Keigo Higashino, Carlos Tavares, Rami Hamdallah, Anne Holt, Zdravko Krivokapić, and Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi. After her are Fiona Shaw, Lorenzo Lamas, Cornelia Funke, Peter Capaldi, Tracey Adams, and Eric Singer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joan Jett ranks 3,660 out of 20,380. Before her are Priscilla Chan (1985), Gerry Mulligan (1927), Dean Rusk (1909), Katharine Graham (1917), Archie Shepp (1937), and Winfield Scott (1786). After her are Sam Wood (1883), Geraldine Farrar (1882), Ronnie Van Zant (1948), Charlie Ruggles (1886), Mary-Louise Parker (1964), and Harris Yulin (1937).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Joan Jett ranks 199. Before her are Freddie King (1934), Wes Montgomery (1923), Van Cliburn (1934), Tyler, the Creator (1991), Gerry Mulligan (1927), and Archie Shepp (1937). After her are Chad Smith (1961), Clifford Brown (1930), Wendy Carlos (1939), Curtis Mayfield (1942), Ben Webster (1909), and Tico Torres (1953).

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