1949 - Today
Hermann Erbel (born 18 November 1949), known professionally as Herman Rarebell, is a German musician, best known as the drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions from 1977 to 1996, during which time he played on eight studio albums. Aside from playing drums, Rarebell wrote or co-wrote several songs for the group such as "Another Piece of Meat", "Falling in Love" and "Passion Rules the Game". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herman Rarebell has received more than 438,462 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Herman Rarebell is the 787th most popular musician (up from 1,040th in 2019), the 3,055th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,428th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular German Musician.
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Among musicians, Herman Rarebell ranks 787 out of 2,662. Before him are Desmond Dekker, Jan Johansson, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Grohl, Mulatu Astatke, and Julian Bream. After him are Roy Buchanan, Jeff Hanneman, Scott Walker, Huey Lewis, Tony Banks, and Michael Nesmith.
1941 - 2006
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 781
1931 - 1968
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 782
1905 - 1956
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 783
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 784
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 785
1933 - 2020
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 786
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 787
1939 - 1988
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 788
1964 - 2013
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 789
1943 - 2019
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 790
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 791
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 792
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 793
Among people born in 1949, Herman Rarebell ranks 222. Before him are Bernd Eichinger, Anders Arborelius, Dado Topić, Andranik Margaryan, Kiran Bedi, and Svetislav Pešić. After him are Elizabeth Warren, Lawrence Kasdan, Dick Nanninga, Henning Jensen, Franco Causio, and William Forsythe.
1949 - 2011
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 216
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 217
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 218
1949 - 2007
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 219
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 220
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 221
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 222
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 223
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 224
1949 - 2015
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 225
1949 - 2017
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 226
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 227
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 228
Among people born in Germany, Herman Rarebell ranks 3,055 out of 6,142. Before him are Josias von Heeringen (1850), Johann Jacob Bach (1682), Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1529), Felix Hoppe-Seyler (1825), Waldemar Cierpinski (1950), and Erich Neumann (1905). After him are Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1846), Erich Marcks (1891), Hans-Jochen Vogel (1926), Johann Niemann (1913), Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1599), and August Karl von Goeben (1816).
1850 - 1926
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 3,049
1682 - 1722
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 3,050
1529 - 1577
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 3,051
1825 - 1895
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,052
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,053
1905 - 1960
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 3,054
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 3,055
1846 - 1877
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 3,056
1891 - 1944
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 3,057
1926 - 2020
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 3,058
1913 - 1943
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 3,059
1599 - 1656
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 3,060
1816 - 1880
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 3,061
Among musicians born in Germany, Herman Rarebell ranks 42. Before him are Theo Jörgensmann (1948), Harold Faltermeyer (1952), Oliver Riedel (1971), Bernhard Romberg (1767), Gerd Albrecht (1935), and Theodore Thomas (1835). After him are Paul van Dyk (1971), Peter Winter (1754), Daniel Steibelt (1765), Jackson Browne (1948), David Garrett (1980), and Adolf Busch (1891).
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 36
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 37
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 38
1767 - 1841
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 39
1935 - 2014
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 40
1835 - 1905
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 41
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 42
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 43
1754 - 1825
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 44
1765 - 1823
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 45
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 46
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 47
1891 - 1952
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 48