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Butch Vig

1955 - Today

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Bryan David "Butch" Vig (born August 2, 1955) is an American musician, record producer, and songwriter who is the drummer and co-producer of the rock band Garbage. Vig produced several alternative rock acts of the 1990s, including Nirvana, the Smashing Pumpkins, L7, and Sonic Youth. Notable albums he produced include Nirvana's diamond selling album Nevermind (1991), L7's Bricks are Heavy (1992), and the Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream (1993). A native of Wisconsin, Vig studied at the University of Wisconsin and performed in local bands Spooner and Fire Town. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Butch Vig is the 1,876th most popular musician (down from 1,691st in 2024), the 9,954th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,517th in 2019) and the 728th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Butch Vig ranks 1,876 out of 3,175. Before him are Daniel Johnston, Yuja Wang, Lasse Holm, David Vincent, Scott Ian, and Lucky Thompson. After him are Takanori Nishikawa, Denniz Pop, Bukka White, Cliff Edwards, Zbigniew Namysłowski, and Randy Edelman.

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Among people born in 1955, Butch Vig ranks 438. Before him are Barbara Kingsolver, Alan Hansen, Patrick Achi, Ole von Beust, Michael Steele, and Matthias Herget. After him are Yitang Zhang, Juha Tiainen, Joanna Hoffman, Paulina Chiziane, Geoffrey Hull, and Guillermo Navarro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Butch Vig ranks 9,956 out of 20,380. Before him are Scott Ian (1963), Benjamin Harrison V (1726), John Paul Stevens (1920), John Nelson (1791), Raymond T. Odierno (1954), and Lucky Thompson (1924). After him are Charles Brown (1922), Evan Handler (1961), Paul Steinhardt (1952), Richard DeVos (1926), Bukka White (1906), and Valerie Harper (1939).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Butch Vig ranks 728. Before him are Brian Setzer (1959), Gene Ammons (1925), Daniel Johnston (1961), David Vincent (1965), Scott Ian (1963), and Lucky Thompson (1924). After him are Bukka White (1906), Cliff Edwards (1895), Randy Edelman (1947), Chad Channing (1967), Larry Adler (1914), and Hal Blaine (1929).

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