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Jeff Hanneman

1964 - 2013

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Jeffrey John Hanneman (January 31, 1964 – May 2, 2013) was an American musician, best known as a founding member and guitarist of the thrash metal band Slayer. Hanneman composed both music and lyrics for every Slayer album until his death in 2013. Born in 1964 in Long Beach, California, Hanneman listened to heavy metal and hardcore punk in his childhood and adolescence. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeff Hanneman has received more than 2,608,850 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Jeff Hanneman is the 789th most popular musician (down from 737th in 2019), the 3,975th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,736th in 2019) and the 260th most popular American Musician.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jeff Hanneman ranks 789 out of 2,662. Before him are Tommy Dorsey, Dave Grohl, Mulatu Astatke, Julian Bream, Herman Rarebell, and Roy Buchanan. After him are Scott Walker, Huey Lewis, Tony Banks, Michael Nesmith, Kenny G, and Paul van Dyk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Jeff Hanneman ranks 123. Before him are H.P. Baxxter, John Norum, Heike Drechsler, Rosen Plevneliev, Rob Lowe, and Hide. After him are Daphne Caruana Galizia, Doro, Joss Whedon, Ian Ziering, Kerry King, and Anthony Delon. Among people deceased in 2013, Jeff Hanneman ranks 184. Before him are Gérard de Villiers, Richie Havens, Ray Dolby, Pál Csernai, Saye Zerbo, and Aleksei Yuryevich German. After him are Amedeo Amadei, Hjalmar Andersen, Kevin Ayers, Jean Vincent, Lothar Bisky, and Hiroshi Nakajima.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeff Hanneman ranks 3,975 out of 18,182. Before him are Mercedes de Acosta (1892), Dwight L. Moody (1837), Don Adams (1923), Glen Cook (1944), Afrika Bambaataa (1957), and Michael Peña (1976). After him are Robert Bly (1926), Scott Walker (1943), Elizabeth Warren (1949), Earl Boen (1945), Lawrence Kasdan (1949), and Huey Lewis (1950).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jeff Hanneman ranks 260. Before him are Teddy Wilson (1912), Billie Joe Armstrong (1972), Jim Croce (1943), Tommy Dorsey (1905), Dave Grohl (1969), and Roy Buchanan (1939). After him are Scott Walker (1943), Huey Lewis (1950), Michael Nesmith (1942), Kenny G (1956), Art Pepper (1925), and Sammy Hagar (1947).

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