MUSICIAN

James Shaffer

1970 - Today

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James Christian Shaffer (born June 16, 1970), also known by his stage name "Munky", is an American musician best known as a co-founder and guitarist of the nu metal band Korn. He was ranked at No. 26 of Guitar World's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Shaffer has received more than 1,459,032 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. James Shaffer is the 2,079th most popular musician (down from 2,038th in 2019), the 10,851st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,628th in 2019) and the 823rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, James Shaffer ranks 2,079 out of 3,175. Before him are The Game, Victor Wooten, Michael Clarke, Sugizo, Chino Moreno, and Lowell George. After him are Sascha Gerstner, John Hiatt, Andy Taylor, Ryan Tedder, WestBam, and Robert John "Mutt" Lange.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, James Shaffer ranks 342. Before him are Patrice Loko, Dan Henderson, Cecily von Ziegesar, John Simm, Gilad Erdan, and Megyn Kelly. After him are Donald-Olivier Sié, Pernilla Wiberg, Christophe Honoré, Samantha Power, Martha Plimpton, and Niecy Nash.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Shaffer ranks 10,851 out of 20,380. Before him are Timothy M. Dolan (1950), Samuel Gridley Howe (1801), Glenn Corbett (1933), William Healey Dall (1845), Kevin Chamberlin (1963), and Ryan Stiles (1959). After him are Brandon Call (1976), Betty Ong (1956), Eleanor Audley (1905), Augusta Savage (1892), Larry Black (1951), and Glenn Strange (1899).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, James Shaffer ranks 823. Before him are Patrick Leonard (1956), The Game (1979), Victor Wooten (1964), Michael Clarke (1946), Chino Moreno (1973), and Lowell George (1945). After him are John Hiatt (1952), Ryan Tedder (1979), Mathew Knowles (1952), Slide Hampton (1932), Billy Higgins (1936), and Stone Gossard (1966).

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