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Ronnie Wood

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Ronald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as a member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, and a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. Wood began his career in 1964, playing lead guitar with several British rhythm and blues bands in short succession, including the Birds and the Creation. He joined the Jeff Beck Group in 1967 as a guitarist and bassist, playing on the albums Truth and Beck-Ola. The group split in 1969, and Wood departed along with lead vocalist Rod Stewart to join former Small Faces members Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones in a new group named Faces with Wood now primarily on lead guitar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie Wood is the 218th most popular musician (down from 132nd in 2019), the 921st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 528th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular British Musician.

Ronnie Wood is most famous for being a member of the rock band, The Rolling Stones.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ronnie Wood ranks 218 out of 3,175. Before him are Dizzy Gillespie, Eric Peterson, Claudio Arrau, Kitarō, Izzy Stradlin, and David A. Stewart. After him are Caetano Veloso, Gidon Kremer, Alicia Keys, Clara Haskil, Nikolai Rubinstein, and Leslie Cheung.

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Among people born in 1947, Ronnie Wood ranks 77. Before him are Richard Dreyfuss, Sofia Rotaru, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, Yukio Hatoyama, Carles Rexach, and Martin Chalfie. After him are Carla Del Ponte, Gidon Kremer, Meat Loaf, Robert Englund, Óscar Tabárez, and Sergio Badilla Castillo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Wood ranks 921 out of 8,785. Before him are Christian Bale (1974), Bruce Chatwin (1940), Philip Pullman (1946), Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517), David A. Stewart (1952), and George Gissing (1857). After him are Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902), George Smith (1840), David Coverdale (1951), Charles Wheatstone (1802), William Wilberforce (1759), and Kenny Dalglish (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Wood ranks 53. Before him are Ian Paice (1948), Fatboy Slim (1963), Nicko McBrain (1952), John Paul Jones (1946), Steve Harris (1956), and David A. Stewart (1952). After him are George Martin (1926), Ken Hensley (1945), Brian Eno (1948), Alan Parsons (1948), John Cale (1942), and Slash (1965).

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