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Sid Vicious

1957 - 1979

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Simon John Ritchie (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the second bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sid Vicious is the 109th most popular musician (up from 117th in 2019), the 564th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 467th in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Musician.

Sid vicious is most famous for his involvement in the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sid Vicious ranks 109 out of 3,175. Before him are Ice-T, João Gilberto, Dave Murray, Keith Jarrett, Charlie Watts, and Adrian Smith. After him are Sixto Rodriguez, Thomas Bangalter, Mariss Jansons, Quincy Jones, Till Lindemann, and Jascha Heifetz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Sid Vicious ranks 17. Before him are Michael Clarke Duncan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Christopher Lambert, and Adrian Smith. After him are Aki Kaurismäki, Fumio Kishida, Shigeru Ishiba, Frances McDormand, Greg Abbott, and Frank Miller. Among people deceased in 1979, Sid Vicious ranks 26. Before him are Robert Burns Woodward, Mustafa Barzani, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Sonia Delaunay, Hanna Reitsch, and Agostinho Neto. After him are Feodor Lynen, Nelson Rockefeller, Bertil Ohlin, Werner Forssmann, Nur Muhammad Taraki, and Jean Seberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sid Vicious ranks 564 out of 8,785. Before him are Harold Pinter (1930), Charlie Watts (1941), Harold Wilson (1916), Niels Kaj Jerne (1911), Adrian Smith (1957), and George Everest (1790). After him are Bobby Moore (1941), John Cleese (1939), John Hicks (1904), Eadweard Muybridge (1830), John Bowlby (1907), and Jim Clark (1936).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Sid Vicious ranks 31. Before him are Jon Lord (1941), Richard Wright (1943), Richard Hughes (1975), Dave Murray (1956), Charlie Watts (1941), and Adrian Smith (1957). After him are Gary Moore (1952), Mike Oldfield (1953), Robert Palmer (1949), Nick Mason (1944), Angus Young (1955), and John Bonham (1948).

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