MUSICIAN

Duff McKagan

1964 - Today

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Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan (born February 5, 1964) is an American musician. He was the bassist of hard rock band Guns N' Roses for twelve years, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Duff McKagan has received more than 5,244,784 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Duff McKagan is the 181st most popular musician (up from 216th in 2019), the 1,020th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,249th in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Musician.

Duff McKagan is most famous for being the bassist and co-founder of the band Guns N' Roses.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Duff McKagan ranks 181 out of 3,175. Before him are Gilberto Gil, Bill Wyman, Ritchie Valens, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Bono, and Rudolf Schenker. After him are Bernard Haitink, Rory Gallagher, Muddy Waters, Nam June Paik, John Cale, and John Paul Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Duff McKagan ranks 28. Before him are Klaus Ebner, Nigel Farage, Michelle Obama, Courteney Cox, Edi Rama, and Gianluca Vialli. After him are Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Guillermo del Toro, Tom Morello, Ernesto Valverde, and Lenny Kravitz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Duff McKagan ranks 1,020 out of 20,380. Before him are Woody Harrelson (1961), Mr. T (1952), Kevin Kline (1947), Walter Lippmann (1889), Jerome Karle (1918), and Hugh Glass (1783). After him are Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909), John Searle (1932), W. Edwards Deming (1900), Paul Allen (1953), Cass Elliot (1941), and Michael Jai White (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Duff McKagan ranks 48. Before him are James Hetfield (1963), Don Shirley (1927), Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), Keith Jarrett (1945), Chick Corea (1941), and Ritchie Valens (1941). After him are Muddy Waters (1913), Alicia Keys (1981), Ike Turner (1931), Willie Nelson (1933), Stan Getz (1927), and Joe Jackson (1928).

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