1962 - Today
Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kirk Hammett has received more than 4,650,232 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Kirk Hammett is the 255th most popular musician (down from 214th in 2019), the 1,437th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,214th in 2019) and the 75th 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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Among musicians, Kirk Hammett ranks 255 out of 2,675. Before him are Mike Portnoy, Snoop Dogg, Sidney Bechet, José Feliciano, Amy Winehouse, and Liberace. After him are Mike Shinoda, Lisa Gerrard, Jerry Reed, Ray Conniff, Heinrich Neuhaus, and Wanda Landowska.
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 249
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 250
1897 - 1959
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 251
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 252
1983 - 2011
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 253
1919 - 1987
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 254
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 255
1977 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 256
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 257
1937 - 2008
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 258
1916 - 2002
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 259
1888 - 1964
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 260
1879 - 1959
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 261
Among people born in 1962, Kirk Hammett ranks 24. Before him are Clyde Drexler, Kelly Preston, Jordan Belfort, Evander Holyfield, Wesley Snipes, and Mohammed Omar. After him are Steve Carell, Izzy Stradlin, Dave Gahan, Stephen Chow, Axl Rose, and Emilio Estevez.
1962 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 18
1962 - 2020
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 19
1962 - Present
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 20
1962 - Present
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 21
1962 - Present
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 22
1962 - 2013
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 23
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 24
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 25
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 26
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 27
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 28
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 29
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 30
Among people born in United States, Kirk Hammett ranks 1,437 out of 15,968. Before him are Lillian Asplund (1906), Sylvia Earle (1935), Liberace (1919), Raoul Walsh (1887), Herbert A. Hauptman (1917), and Michael Stuart Brown (1941). After him are Mike Shinoda (1977), Walter Chrysler (1875), Hugh David Politzer (1949), Pontiac (1714), Mamie Eisenhower (1896), and Leroy Anderson (1908).
1906 - 2006
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 1,431
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 1,432
1919 - 1987
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 1,433
1887 - 1980
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 1,434
1917 - 2011
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 1,435
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 1,436
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 1,437
1977 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 1,438
1875 - 1940
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 1,439
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 1,440
1714 - 1769
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 1,441
1896 - 1979
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 1,442
1908 - 1975
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 1,443
Among musicians born in United States, Kirk Hammett ranks 75. Before him are Jaco Pastorius (1951), Lenny Kravitz (1964), Mike Portnoy (1967), Snoop Dogg (1971), Sidney Bechet (1897), and Liberace (1919). After him are Mike Shinoda (1977), Jerry Reed (1937), Ray Conniff (1916), Dave Mustaine (1961), Sonny Rollins (1930), and Buddy Rich (1917).
1951 - 1987
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 69
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 70
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 71
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 72
1897 - 1959
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 73
1919 - 1987
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 74
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 75
1977 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 76
1937 - 2008
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 77
1916 - 2002
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 78
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 79
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 80
1917 - 1987
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 81