MUSICIAN

Gar Samuelson

1958 - 1999

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Gary Charles "Gar" Samuelson (February 18, 1958 – July 14, 1999) was an American musician best remembered for being the drummer for thrash metal band Megadeth from 1984 to 1987, contributing to their first two albums, Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985) and Peace Sells... Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gar Samuelson has received more than 472,155 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Gar Samuelson is the 2,006th most popular musician (up from 2,045th in 2019), the 10,364th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,656th in 2019) and the 783rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 470k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gar Samuelson ranks 2,006 out of 3,175. Before him are Amjad Ali Khan, Magic Slim, Jeff Ament, Richard Tandy, Danny Kirwan, and Dhafer Youssef. After him are Edwin Hawkins, Peter Baumann, Mose Allison, David Marks, Marc Minkowski, and Jason Everman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Gar Samuelson ranks 449. Before him are Veselin Vuković, Neville Southall, Satoshi Tezuka, Gianni Alemanno, Rick Rude, and Scott Rudin. After him are Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, Arsinée Khanjian, Romy Müller, Mariya Pinigina, Eddy Planckaert, and Luc Luycx. Among people deceased in 1999, Gar Samuelson ranks 284. Before him are Man Mohan Adhikari, Jorge Góngora, Thelma Kalama, Arvo Viitanen, Rick Rude, and Akhtar Hameed Khan. After him are Władysław Hasior, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Alphonse Matejka, Roger Rio, Vanessa Brown, and Teodor Kocerka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gar Samuelson ranks 10,364 out of 20,380. Before him are Scott Rudin (1958), Ja Rule (1976), Kate Smith (1907), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (1986), Jean E. Sammet (1928), and Robert Reid (1862). After him are Rob Schroeder (1926), Irene Rich (1891), Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904), Edwin Hawkins (1943), Mose Allison (1927), and Cass Sunstein (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gar Samuelson ranks 783. Before him are Patricia Barber (1955), Richard Fortus (1966), Renée Fleming (1959), Woody Shaw (1944), Magic Slim (1937), and Jeff Ament (1963). After him are Edwin Hawkins (1943), Mose Allison (1927), David Marks (1948), Jason Everman (1967), Tracii Guns (1966), and Sam Rivers (1923).

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