MUSICIAN

Marty Friedman

1962 - Today

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Martin Adam Friedman (Japanese: マーティン・アダム・フリードマン, Hepburn: Mātin Adamu Furīdoman) (born December 8, 1962) is an American guitarist, best known for his tenure as the lead guitarist of thrash metal band Megadeth from 1990 to 2000. He is also known for playing alongside Jason Becker in Cacophony from 1986 until 1989, as well as his 13 solo albums and tours. Friedman has resided in Tokyo since 2003, where he has appeared on over 700 Japanese television programs such as Rock Fujiyama, Hebimeta-san, Kōhaku Uta Gassen and Jukebox English. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marty Friedman has received more than 1,702,673 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Marty Friedman is the 566th most popular musician (up from 606th in 2019), the 2,901st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,160th in 2019) and the 172nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Marty Friedman ranks 566 out of 3,175. Before him are Cannonball Adderley, Nick Drake, Randy Rhoads, Coleman Hawkins, Tito Puente, and Gaspara Stampa. After him are Dido, Gil Evans, Giovanni Sgambati, Smokey Robinson, King Oliver, and Wendy Carlos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Marty Friedman ranks 88. Before him are Sebastian Koch, Choi Min-sik, Manuel Valls, Harlan Coben, Andre Braugher, and Marie Trintignant. After him are Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tommy Lee, Jordan Peterson, Abdulla Aripov, John Stockton, and Anthony Edwards.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marty Friedman ranks 2,901 out of 20,380. Before him are Tito Puente (1923), Laurie Holden (1969), August Derleth (1909), Carl Brashear (1931), Henry Hill (1943), and Leon Russom (1941). After him are Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901), Philip Morrison (1915), J. Walter Christie (1865), Lincoln Ellsworth (1880), Mark Dacascos (1964), and Delbert Mann (1920).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Marty Friedman ranks 172. Before him are Gene Krupa (1909), Duane Allman (1946), Cannonball Adderley (1928), Randy Rhoads (1956), Coleman Hawkins (1904), and Tito Puente (1923). After him are Smokey Robinson (1940), King Oliver (1881), Wendy Carlos (1939), Ace Frehley (1951), GG Allin (1956), and Jeff Porcaro (1954).

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