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Matt Sorum

1960 - Today

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Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960) is an American drummer. He is best known as both a former member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he recorded three studio albums, and as a member of the supergroup Velvet Revolver. Sorum is currently on tour with Billy Gibbons, with whom he also records, is a member of the touring project Kings of Chaos, and is a former member of both The Cult and Y Kant Tori Read. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matt Sorum has received more than 1,833,370 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Matt Sorum is the 1,090th most popular musician (up from 1,110th in 2019), the 5,347th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,430th in 2019) and the 370th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Matt Sorum ranks 1,090 out of 3,175. Before him are Mike Mangini, Wage Rudolf Supratman, David Ellefson, Lauryn Hill, Michael Angelo Batio, and Vitas. After him are Jack Sherman, Mitski, John Scofield, Miroslav Vitouš, Tony Allen, and Buffy Sainte-Marie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Matt Sorum ranks 191. Before him are Yann LeCun, Joshua Angrist, Elizabeth Perkins, Hong Sang-soo, Daniel Silva, and Slavko Štimac. After him are Neil Flynn, Phil Taylor, Mykelti Williamson, Peggy Whitson, Andrés Gómez, and Aleida Guevara.

Others Born in 1960

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matt Sorum ranks 5,347 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Angelo Batio (1956), Dorothy Stang (1931), Tori Spelling (1973), Charley Paddock (1900), Charles Daniels (1885), and Afeni Shakur (1947). After him are Norma Talmadge (1894), Spencer Tunick (1967), Jack Sherman (1956), Sandra Bem (1944), Randy Orton (1980), and Leonard Peltier (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Matt Sorum ranks 370. Before him are Grant Green (1935), Dave Alexander (1947), Mike Mangini (1963), David Ellefson (1964), Lauryn Hill (1975), and Michael Angelo Batio (1956). After him are Jack Sherman (1956), John Scofield (1951), Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941), Art Farmer (1928), Pat Martino (1944), and Tom Hamilton (1951).

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