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Jon Schaffer

1968 - Today

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Jon Ryan Schaffer (; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jon Schaffer has received more than 787,738 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 20 in 2019). Jon Schaffer is the 2,271st most popular musician (down from 2,101st in 2019), the 12,062nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,005th in 2019) and the 953rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 19

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  • 3.01

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  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jon Schaffer ranks 2,271 out of 2,662Before him are Erlend Øye, Ginger Fish, Charlie Clouser, Daniil Trifonov, Mai Kuraki, and Armand van Helden. After him are Stuart Hamm, Sascha Gerstner, Jeff Young, Jon Carin, Jónsi, and Hughie Thomasson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Jon Schaffer ranks 479Before him are Michael Bartels, Warren Ellis, William Regal, Rory Kennedy, Niamh Kavanagh, and Naoya Ogawa. After him are Alan Budikusuma, Shinichiro Tani, Fatou Diome, Jennifer Lynch, Hisashi Kurosaki, and Peter van Vossen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jon Schaffer ranks 12,062 out of 18,182Before him are Armand van Helden (1970), Sasha Cohen (1984), Nicholas F. Brady (1930), Bill Williams (1915), Emanuel Pastreich (1964), and Albert Gore Sr. (1907). After him are Fred Melamed (1956), Sabu (1964), Ashley Olsen (1986), Jackie Fields (1908), Richard Jeni (1957), and Stuart Hamm (1960).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jon Schaffer ranks 953Before him are Ryan Adams (1974), Johnny Horton (1925), Brandon Flowers (1981), Ginger Fish (1965), Charlie Clouser (1963), and Armand van Helden (1970). After him are Stuart Hamm (1960), Jeff Young (1962), Jon Carin (1964), Hughie Thomasson (1952), David Lovering (1961), and Joey Baron (1955).