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Sonny Barger

1938 - 2022

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Ralph Hubert "Sonny" Barger Jr. (October 8, 1938 – June 29, 2022) was an American outlaw biker who was a founding member of the Oakland, California chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in 1957. After forming the Oakland chapter, Barger was instrumental in unifying various disparate Hells Angels chapters and had the club incorporated in 1966. He emerged as the Hells Angels' most prominent member during the counterculture era and was reputed by law enforcement and media to be the club's international president, an allegation he repeatedly denied. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sonny Barger is the 4,142nd most popular writer (up from 4,185th in 2019), the 6,098th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,531st in 2019) and the 465th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Sonny Barger ranks 4,142 out of 7,302. Before him are Vasco Pratolini, Peter Straub, Hranush Arshagyan, Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz, Melissa Mathison, and Jean de Brunhoff. After him are Alexander Serafimovich, David Lagercrantz, Reinhard Bonnke, Anne-Cath. Vestly, Irmgard Keun, and Isabelle Collin Dufresne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Sonny Barger ranks 338. Before him are Barry Dennen, Tomislav Knez, Gary Chapman, Aristide Guarneri, Carmela Corren, and Heinz Strehl. After him are Frederic Rzewski, François Heutte, Jean-Claude Mézières, Richard Anthony, Durdy Bayramov, and Jon Sobrino. Among people deceased in 2022, Sonny Barger ranks 315. Before him are Maria Gusakova, Alevtina Kolchina, Bo Hopkins, Arno, Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu, and Peter Straub. After him are Jean-Claude Mézières, Sally Kellerman, Renée Colliard, Jerry Allison, Pleun Strik, and Margit Korondi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Barger ranks 6,098 out of 20,380. Before him are Phyllis Smith (1951), Peter Straub (1943), Alexander Wetmore (1886), Eric Martin (1960), Melissa Mathison (1950), and Charlie Robinson (1945). After him are Jack Benny (1894), Sam Witwer (1977), Frederic Rzewski (1938), Troy Donahue (1936), Hamilton Luske (1903), and Emma Roberts (1991).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Sonny Barger ranks 465. Before him are Laura Bridgman (1829), Mark Frost (1953), Lilian Jackson Braun (1913), Louis Bromfield (1896), Peter Straub (1943), and Melissa Mathison (1950). After him are James Thurber (1894), Hart Crane (1899), Edna Ferber (1885), Robert G. Ingersoll (1833), James Redfield (1950), and Theodore Roszak (1933).

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