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Kirk Hammett

1962 - Today

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Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Prior to joining Metallica, he co-formed the thrash metal band Exodus in 1979. In 2003, Hammett, along with bandmate James Hetfield, was ranked 23rd on Rolling Stone's list of Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kirk Hammett has received more than 6,427,515 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Kirk Hammett is the 227th most popular musician (up from 255th in 2019), the 1,323rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,436th in 2019) and the 66th most popular American Musician.

Kirk Hammett is most famous for being the lead guitarist and songwriter for the heavy metal band Metallica.

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  • 60.26

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  • 57

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  • 6.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kirk Hammett ranks 227 out of 2,662Before him are Mike Shinoda, Billy Idol, Romano Mussolini, Stéphane Grappelli, Ken Hensley, and Izzy Stradlin. After him are Marilyn Manson, Consuelo Velázquez, Toots Thielemans, Isaac Stern, Maria Theresia von Paradis, and John Mayall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Kirk Hammett ranks 22Before him are Olga Tokarczuk, Steve Carell, Abdullah II of Jordan, Jordan Belfort, Wesley Snipes, and Izzy Stradlin. After him are Clyde Drexler, Dave Gahan, Michelle Yeoh, Joan Laporta, Anthony Kiedis, and Carlos Sainz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kirk Hammett ranks 1,323 out of 18,182Before him are Max Wright (1943), Queen Noor of Jordan (1951), Linda McCartney (1941), Douglas McGregor (1906), Tom Morello (1964), and Henry Way Kendall (1926). After him are Dionne Warwick (1940), Lyonel Feininger (1871), Mark Harmon (1951), Mike Pence (1959), Ed Asner (1929), and Marilyn Manson (1969).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kirk Hammett ranks 66Before him are Lenny Kravitz (1964), Bill Haley (1925), Duff McKagan (1964), J. J. Cale (1938), Mike Shinoda (1977), and Izzy Stradlin (1962). After him are Marilyn Manson (1969), Paul Stanley (1952), Mike Portnoy (1967), Sonny Rollins (1930), Art Blakey (1919), and John Zorn (1953).

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