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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 433,207 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Gar Samuelson is the 2,052nd most popular musician (down from 1,835th in 2019), the 10,679th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,484th in 2019) and the 846th most popular American Musician.

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  • 430k

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  • 40.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gar Samuelson ranks 2,052 out of 2,662Before him are Boots Randolph, Lucky Thompson, Mike Starr, Post Malone, Alexander Courage, and Guy Lombardo. After him are Scott Asheton, Melody Gardot, Clifford Jordan, Dave Greenfield, José González, and Robin Schulz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Gar Samuelson ranks 430Before him are Virgil Donati, Satoshi Tezuka, Vadym Yevtushenko, Janez Potočnik, Tom Thibodeau, and Alberto Cova. After him are Jürgen Hingsen, Raymond Mommens, Dmitry Petrov, Dario Franceschini, Maurice LaMarche, and Meredith Brooks. Among people deceased in 1999, Gar Samuelson ranks 270Before him are John Cannon, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Hank Snow, Arvo Viitanen, Bailey Olter, and Payne Stewart. After him are Jack Lynch, Harry Blackmun, Skip Spence, Hillary Brooke, Big L, and Vere Bird.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gar Samuelson ranks 10,679 out of 18,182Before him are Ralph Merkle (1952), Bob Kenney (1931), Post Malone (1995), Alexander Courage (1919), Dyanna Lauren (1965), and Ed Flanders (1934). After him are Thomas Beatie (1974), Scott Asheton (1949), Jeffrey Nordling (1962), Melody Gardot (1985), Christopher Moore (1957), and Henry McMaster (1947).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gar Samuelson ranks 846Before him are James Shaffer (1970), Boots Randolph (1927), Lucky Thompson (1924), Mike Starr (1966), Post Malone (1995), and Alexander Courage (1919). After him are Scott Asheton (1949), Melody Gardot (1985), Clifford Jordan (1931), Blind Boy Fuller (1904), Debbie Gibson (1970), and Louie Bellson (1924).