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Richard Hell

1949 - Today

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Richard Lester Meyers (born October 2, 1949), better known by his stage name Richard Hell, is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer. Hell was in several important early punk rock bands, including Neon Boys, Television and the Heartbreakers, after which he formed Richard Hell & the Voidoids. Their 1977 album Blank Generation influenced many other punk bands. Its title track was named "One of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock" by music writers in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listing and is ranked as one of the all-time Top 10 punk songs by a 2006 poll of original British punk figures, as reported in the Rough Guide to Punk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Richard Hell is the 1,556th most popular singer (down from 1,542nd in 2024), the 8,483rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,028th in 2019) and the 419th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Richard Hell ranks 1,556 out of 4,381. Before him are David Alexandre Winter, Tom Lehrer, Jackie DeShannon, Jean Vallée, Elvir Laković Laka, and Jean de Reszke. After him are Hironobu Kageyama, Koffi Olomide, Aygün Kazımova, Omar Souleyman, Marlena Shaw, and Betty Davis.

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Among people born in 1949, Richard Hell ranks 519. Before him are Kayahan, Pavel Lungin, Ayşe Erzan, Ireen Sheer, Jeannie Berlin, and David Abulafia. After him are Dušan Galis, Iris Marion Young, Venkaiah Naidu, Pauline Marois, James Wani Igga, and Yuri Baturin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Hell ranks 8,485 out of 20,380. Before him are George Crook (1828), Arthur Lee (1945), Trey Parker (1969), Dave Loebsack (1952), Joe Ranft (1960), and Jeffrey Combs (1954). After him are Ginny Duenkel (1947), Norman Mineta (1931), Heather Langenkamp (1964), Jaron Lanier (1960), Alison Eastwood (1972), and M. King Hubbert (1903).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Richard Hell ranks 419. Before him are Candice Night (1971), Toni Basil (1943), TobyMac (1964), Mandy Moore (1984), Tom Lehrer (1928), and Jackie DeShannon (1941). After him are Marlena Shaw (1939), Betty Davis (1945), Ben Harper (1969), Frankie Lymon (1942), Peter Yarrow (1938), and Havoc (1974).

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