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Ricky Nelson

1940 - 1985

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Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician and actor. From age eight, he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. In 1957, he began a long and successful career as a popular recording artist. His fame as both a recording artist and television star also led to a motion picture role co-starring alongside John Wayne, Dean Martin, Walter Brennan, and Angie Dickinson in Howard Hawks's western feature film Rio Bravo (1959). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ricky Nelson is the 365th most popular singer (up from 374th in 2019), the 2,344th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,124th in 2019) and the 127th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ricky Nelson ranks 365 out of 4,381. Before him are Nick Carter, Warda Al-Jazairia, Janet Jackson, Taylor Swift, Loalwa Braz, and Giuseppina Strepponi. After him are Eazy-E, Mick Jones, Dino Merlin, Kim Wilde, Jussi Björling, and Barbara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Ricky Nelson ranks 129. Before him are Walter Alvarez, Rudi Dutschke, Régis Debray, Fabrizio De André, Jean-Luc Dehaene, and Amjad Khan. After him are Agostino Vallini, Vladimir Cosma, Ali Hassan Salameh, Jerzy Buzek, Vittorio Storaro, and Vicente Fernández. Among people deceased in 1985, Ricky Nelson ranks 53. Before him are Donald O. Hebb, Méret Oppenheim, Alexander Pokryshkin, Ruth Gordon, Lina Heydrich, and Taizo Kawamoto. After him are Zarifa Aliyeva, Alfredo Foni, Kyu Sakamoto, André Kertész, Dan White, and Tapio Wirkkala.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ricky Nelson ranks 2,344 out of 20,380. Before him are Nell Arthur (1837), Stockard Channing (1944), Eva Mendes (1974), Hayden White (1928), Don DeLillo (1936), and Ashton Kutcher (1978). After him are Eazy-E (1964), Thomas J. Watson (1874), Amy Coney Barrett (1972), Ronald Lauder (1944), Count Basie (1904), and Jesse Douglas (1897).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Ricky Nelson ranks 127. Before him are Chris Brown (1989), Hank Williams Jr. (1949), Joey Ramone (1951), Nick Carter (1980), Janet Jackson (1966), and Taylor Swift (1989). After him are Eazy-E (1964), Coolio (1963), Linda Ronstadt (1946), Pinetop Perkins (1913), Dan Reynolds (1987), and Hank Williams (1923).

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