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Tim "Ripper" Owens

1967 - Today

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Timothy S. "Ripper" Owens (born September 13, 1967) is an American heavy metal singer who currently performs with KK's Priest, Spirits of Fire, the Three Tremors and "The Tim Ripper Monster Energy Big Band". He first gained attention as the lead singer of Judas Priest and then Iced Earth. He took the nickname "Ripper" from the Judas Priest song "The Ripper" during his time in the tribute band British Steel. Like his predecessor in Judas Priest, Owens has been noted for his powerful and wide ranging operatic vocal style. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Tim "Ripper" Owens is the 1,610th most popular singer (up from 1,847th in 2024), the 8,769th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,873rd in 2019) and the 429th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Tim "Ripper" Owens ranks 1,610 out of 4,381. Before him are Seo Kang-joon, Tego Calderón, Sally Yeh, Nadezhda Kadysheva, Missy Elliott, and Alan Sorrenti. After him are Christina Milian, Nina Persson, Luke Kelly, Ishtar, Betty Missiego, and Birdy.

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Among people born in 1967, Tim "Ripper" Owens ranks 261. Before him are Ecaterina Szabo, Gus Poyet, Masashi Nakayama, Manuela Maleeva, Kotono Mitsuishi, and Quentin Meillassoux. After him are Aslı Erdoğan, Kazuya Nakai, Igor Dobrovolski, Yuji Sakakura, Kubilay Türkyilmaz, and Charlotte Lewis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim "Ripper" Owens ranks 8,772 out of 20,380. Before him are Elliott H. Lieb (1932), Frances Schroth (1893), Hal David (1921), Paul McCarthy (1945), Jeanne Bates (1918), Bill Farmer (1952), and Mary Badham (1952). After him are Guy Madison (1922), Liv Morgan (1994), Alexis Denisof (1966), H. C. Robbins Landon (1926), and Minka Kelly (1980).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Tim "Ripper" Owens ranks 429. Before him are Frankie Lymon (1942), Peter Yarrow (1938), Havoc (1974), Leonard Warren (1911), Jonathan Davis (1971), and Missy Elliott (1971). After him are Christina Milian (1981), Thelma Houston (1946), Bob Welch (1945), Willie Colón (1950), The Alchemist (1977), and Gerry Goffin (1939).

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