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Jani Liimatainen

1980 - Today

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Jani Allan Kristian Liimatainen (born 9 September 1980) is a Finnish guitarist. He came to prominence as the guitarist for the power metal band Sonata Arctica between 1996 and 2007, and has since played in and founded bands such as Cain's Offering and The Dark Element. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jani Liimatainen has received more than 234,692 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jani Liimatainen is the 2,381st most popular musician (up from 2,383rd in 2019), the 475th most popular biography from Finland (down from 442nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Finnish Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jani Liimatainen ranks 2,381 out of 3,175. Before him are Mikael Stanne, Tampa Red, Bob Wills, Chris Frantz, Andy LaRocque, and Ontronik Khachaturian. After him are Lisa Batiashvili, Vonda Shepard, Faust, Marina Tchebourkina, Don Diablo, and Richie Faulkner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Jani Liimatainen ranks 294. Before him are Regina Spektor, Han Chae-young, Akira Kaji, Dante Amaral, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, and Justin Roiland. After him are Jason James Richter, Gucci Mane, Zlata Filipović, Don Diablo, Richie Faulkner, and Aaron Mokoena.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Jani Liimatainen ranks 475 out of 751. Before him are Jussi Jääskeläinen (1975), Anneli Saaristo (1949), Mika Myllylä (1969), Markku Aro (1950), Jenni Haukio (1977), and Tero Pitkämäki (1982). After him are Johanna Sinisalo (1958), Toini Pöysti (1933), Linde Lindström (1976), Niklas Moisander (1985), Matti Hautamäki (1981), and Joonas Kolkka (1974).

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Among MUSICIANS In Finland

Among musicians born in Finland, Jani Liimatainen ranks 16. Before him are Darude (1975), Sami Vänskä (1976), Carita Holmström (1954), Roope Latvala (1970), Susanna Mälkki (1969), and Eicca Toppinen (1975). After him are Amen (1972), Lauri Porra (1977), Jaska Raatikainen (1979), Jari Mäenpää (1977), Perttu Kivilaakso (1978), and Janne Wirman (1979).

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