SINGER

Ozzy Osbourne

1948 - Today

Photo of Ozzy Osbourne

Icon of person Ozzy Osbourne

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname "Prince of Darkness". Osbourne became a founding member of Black Sabbath in 1968, providing lead vocals from their self-titled debut album in 1970 to Never Say Die! in 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ozzy Osbourne is the 47th most popular singer, the 259th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 220th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Singer.

Ozzy Osbourne is most famous for being the lead singer of Black Sabbath and for his solo career.

Ozzy Osbourne is trending today!

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Ozzy Osbourne by language

Loading...

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ozzy Osbourne ranks 47 out of 4,381. Before him are Agnetha Fältskog, Barry White, Kanye West, Celine Dion, Beyoncé, and Barbra Streisand. After him are Phil Collins, Axl Rose, Mireille Mathieu, Jay-Z, Nana Mouskouri, and Sammy Davis Jr..

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Ozzy Osbourne ranks 12. Before him are Jean-Michel Jarre, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Svetlana Alexievich, Terry Pratchett, Cat Stevens, and Samuel L. Jackson. After him are Eckhart Tolle, John R. Bolton, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Hassan Rouhani, Eddie Jordan, and Maurizio Gucci.

Others Born in 1948

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ozzy Osbourne ranks 259 out of 8,785. Before him are Roger Moore (1927), Arthur C. Clarke (1917), James Hunt (1947), John Snow (1813), Cary Grant (1904), and Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800). After him are Randal Cremer (1828), George Boole (1815), Leslie Howard (1893), John Boyd Orr (1880), Phil Collins (1951), and Elizabeth of York (1466).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Ozzy Osbourne ranks 6. Before him are Tom Jones (1940), David Bowie (1947), Marianne Faithfull (1946), Brian Johnson (1947), and Mick Jagger (1943). After him are Phil Collins (1951), Kate Bush (1958), George Michael (1963), Rod Stewart (1945), Joe Cocker (1944), and John Lydon (1956).

British born Singers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous