MUSICIAN

Jason Becker

1969 - Today

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Jason Eli Becker (born July 22, 1969) is an American composer and guitarist. At the age of 16, he became part of the Shrapnel Records-produced duo Cacophony with his friend Marty Friedman, and they released two albums, Speed Metal Symphony (1987) and Go Off! (1988). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jason Becker has received more than 2,149,771 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Jason Becker is the 1,258th most popular musician (down from 1,018th in 2019), the 6,187th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,976th in 2019) and the 443rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jason Becker ranks 1,258 out of 3,175. Before him are Ralph Siegel, Thomas Quasthoff, Red Garland, Jack Nitzsche, Graham Gouldman, and 3T. After him are Anahit Tsitsikian, Pixinguinha, Jimmy Reed, Lita Ford, Gene Pitney, and Lee Ritenour.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Jason Becker ranks 184. Before him are Shawn Crahan, Shawnee Smith, Spike Jonze, Matthew Settle, Noah Taylor, and Danis Tanović. After him are Dana White, Helmut Lotti, Dacian Cioloș, Massimo Busacca, Márcio Santos, and Bismarck Barreto Faria.

Others Born in 1969

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jason Becker ranks 6,187 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Richardson (1955), David Miller (1909), Leo Kadanoff (1937), Franchot Tone (1905), John Flynn (1932), and Bobby Helms (1933). After him are Lori Loughlin (1964), Lewis Arquette (1935), James Van Fleet (1892), Laura Innes (1957), Joe Engle (1932), and Jessica Harper (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jason Becker ranks 443. Before him are Mike Bloomfield (1943), Shawn Crahan (1969), Roy Haynes (1925), Jimmy Cobb (1929), Red Garland (1923), and Jack Nitzsche (1937). After him are Jimmy Reed (1925), Gene Pitney (1940), Lee Ritenour (1952), Paul Gray (1972), Vinnie Paul (1964), and Terry Melcher (1942).

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