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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 1,737,986 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Matt Sorum is the 1,113th most popular musician (down from 1,032nd in 2019), the 5,442nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,109th in 2019) and the 409th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.7M

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  • 48.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Matt Sorum ranks 1,113 out of 2,662Before him are Johnny Hodges, Dennis Stratton, Geoff Downes, Lee Kerslake, Lauryn Hill, and Gene Clark. After him are Dan Balan, Donald Fagen, Åse Kleveland, Moriz Rosenthal, Anthony Phillips, and Peter Tägtgren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Matt Sorum ranks 176Before him are Barbara Broccoli, Jan Wouters, Daniel Silva, Buster Douglas, Fabiola Gianotti, and BD Wong. After him are Uwe Bein, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Stefan Yanev, Christian Petzold, Vladimir Krutov, and Micheál Martin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matt Sorum ranks 5,442 out of 18,182Before him are Stephen E. Ambrose (1936), Adlai Stevenson II (1900), John Dall (1920), Harry Guardino (1925), Gene Clark (1944), and Ellen Churchill Semple (1863). After him are Amy Brenneman (1964), Bobby Cannavale (1970), Donald Fagen (1948), Alfred Sturtevant (1891), Lawrence Lessig (1961), and Radia Perlman (1951).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Matt Sorum ranks 409Before him are Wynton Marsalis (1961), Roy Haynes (1925), Ross the Boss (1954), Johnny Hodges (1906), Lauryn Hill (1975), and Gene Clark (1944). After him are Donald Fagen (1948), Kate Pierson (1948), Red Garland (1923), Gram Parsons (1946), Clark Terry (1920), and Harry James (1916).