Ronnie James Dio was 5'4”, the same height as Michael J. Fox, Pablo Picasso, and Glenn Danzig, according to reports. ¹⁾

Ronnie James Dio learnt to play the trumpet as a child. ²⁾

He was also a bassist in a band The Vegas Kings. ³⁾

His name is Ronald Padavona. ⁴⁾

Because heavy metal had not yet been formed, Ronnie grew up listening to opera and was a fan of Mario Lanza.⁵⁾

Ronnie attended the University of Buffalo and majored in pharmacology.⁶⁾

Dio is the Italian word for 'God,' although he got his stage name from Italian-American gangster Johnny Dio, whose real name was Giovanni Ignazio Dioguardi. ⁷⁾