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Jon Schaffer

1968 - Today

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Jon Ryan Schaffer ( SHAY-fər; born March 15, 1968) is an American heavy metal musician. He is the rhythm guitarist, bandleader and principal songwriter of the Indiana-based heavy metal band Iced Earth, which he formed in 1985 under the name Purgatory. He is also the lead singer in his political side project Sons of Liberty and, until 2021, played guitar for Demons & Wizards, his collaboration with Blind Guardian frontman Hansi Kürsch. In a 2019 poll by Guitar World, Schaffer was ranked as the 25th-best rhythm guitar player of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Jon Schaffer is the 2,511th most popular musician (down from 2,262nd in 2019), the 13,768th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,035th in 2019) and the 1,040th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jon Schaffer ranks 2,511 out of 3,175. Before him are Edward Maya, Noodles, Mai Kuraki, Bonobo, Sergey Shnurov, and Anthony Moore. After him are Rafał Blechacz, Diana King, Tommy Shaw, Apparat, Gus G, and John LeCompt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Jon Schaffer ranks 569. Before him are Li Bun-hui, Carlos Costa, Alicia Coppola, Chris Miller, Matjaž Zupan, and Chen Jing. After him are Ravi Teja, Emanuele Naspetti, Patrick Gallagher, Shoichi Funaki, Mauricio Serna, and Bitty Schram.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jon Schaffer ranks 13,769 out of 20,380. Before him are David Axelrod (1955), Sherman Howard (1949), Julie Heldman (1945), Eric W. Weisstein (1969), Rashida Tlaib (1976), Gus Hutchison (1937), and Rumer Willis (1988). After him are John M. Berrien (1781), Riki Lindhome (1979), Gene Raymond (1908), E. G. Daily (1961), and Bob Riley (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jon Schaffer ranks 1,040. Before him are Alex Webster (1969), Synyster Gates (1981), Kevin Jonas (1987), Mickey Hart (1943), Billy Taylor (1921), and Noodles (1963). After him are Tommy Shaw (1953), John LeCompt (1973), Brandon Flowers (1981), Shawn Lane (1963), Don Kirshner (1934), and Grace VanderWaal (2004).

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