MUSICIAN

David Ellefson

1964 - Today

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David Warren Ellefson (born November 12, 1964) is an American musician, best known for his long tenure as the bassist and backing vocalist for thrash metal band Megadeth across two stints. Ellefson initially became an accomplished bassist and honed his songwriting skills while leading several of his own bands through the club scene of North America's Midwest region before relocating to Los Angeles. He was then the bassist of Megadeth from 1983 to their breakup in 2002, and again from 2010 to 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Ellefson has received more than 1,538,068 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. David Ellefson is the 1,087th most popular musician (up from 1,134th in 2019), the 5,339th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,545th in 2019) and the 367th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Ellefson ranks 1,087 out of 3,175. Before him are Grant Green, Dave Alexander, Paul Simonon, Ignaz von Seyfried, Mike Mangini, and Wage Rudolf Supratman. After him are Lauryn Hill, Michael Angelo Batio, Vitas, Matt Sorum, Jack Sherman, and Mitski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, David Ellefson ranks 178. Before him are Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Mladen Mladenović, Vladimír Weiss, Nicola Larini, James Purefoy, and Barry Bonds. After him are Sergei Loznitsa, Lorenzo Staelens, Ian Ziering, Elie Saab, Mark Sheppard, and Ricardo Gomes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Ellefson ranks 5,339 out of 20,380. Before him are Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1919), Mike Mangini (1963), Rodney Dangerfield (1921), Nancy Carroll (1903), Stephanie Seymour (1968), and Gordon Matta-Clark (1943). After him are Lauryn Hill (1975), Michael Angelo Batio (1956), Dorothy Stang (1931), Tori Spelling (1973), Charley Paddock (1900), and Charles Daniels (1885).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, David Ellefson ranks 367. Before him are Johnny Hodges (1906), Albert Collins (1932), David Sanborn (1945), Grant Green (1935), Dave Alexander (1947), and Mike Mangini (1963). After him are Lauryn Hill (1975), Michael Angelo Batio (1956), Matt Sorum (1960), Jack Sherman (1956), John Scofield (1951), and Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941).

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