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Ozzy Osbourne

1948 - 2025

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John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025) was an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath in 1968, and rose to prominence in the 1970s as their lead vocalist. During this time, he adopted the title "Prince of Darkness". He performed on the band's first eight studio albums, including Black Sabbath, Paranoid (both 1970) and Master of Reality (1971), before he was fired in 1979 due to his problems with alcohol and other drugs. 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.

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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..

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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. Among people deceased in 2025, Ozzy Osbourne ranks 13. Before him are Marianne Faithfull, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Boris Spassky, Robert Redford, Richard Chamberlain, and Giorgio Armani. After him are Val Kilmer, Brian Wilson, Sebastião Salgado, Leo Beenhakker, Eddie Jordan, and Khamtai Siphandon.

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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).

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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).

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