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Michael Anthony

1954 - Today

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Michael Anthony Sobolewski (born June 20, 1954) is an American musician who was the bassist and backing vocalist for the hard rock band Van Halen from 1974 to 2006. He performed on Van Halen's first 11 albums and was their longest-tenured bassist. After he left in 2006, Anthony collaborated with fellow former Van Halen bandmate Sammy Hagar in the supergroups Chickenfoot and Sammy Hagar and the Circle. He also markets a line of hot sauces named Mad Anthony and related products. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Anthony is the 1,800th most popular musician (down from 1,592nd in 2024), the 9,567th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,997th in 2019) and the 689th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Michael Anthony ranks 1,800 out of 3,175. Before him are Urs Bühler, Richard Tandy, Curtis Fuller, Vernon Duke, John Martyn, and Cui Jian. After him are Martin Garrix, Sharleen Spiteri, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Steve Clark, Andy White, and SWV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Michael Anthony ranks 459. Before him are Dmitry Kiselyov, Ines Pellegrini, Michael Shermer, Tim O'Reilly, Ziad Fazah, and Christie Brinkley. After him are Vincent Lukáč, Gabriel Costa, Marta Lucía Ramírez, Hubert Minnis, Zoran Simović, and Alfonso Zamora.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Anthony ranks 9,569 out of 20,380. Before him are Philander C. Knox (1853), George Inness (1825), Elizabeth J. Feinler (1931), Simon Guggenheim (1867), Veronica Hamel (1943), and Ben Lyon (1901). After him are Harlow Curtice (1893), Jerry Weintraub (1937), Annie Easley (1933), Gwen Verdon (1925), Fischer Black (1938), and Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Michael Anthony ranks 689. Before him are Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Bob Brookmeyer (1929), Tom Harrell (1946), Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898), Blind Willie McTell (1898), and Curtis Fuller (1934). After him are Joe Bonamassa (1977), Doug Aldrich (1964), Jimmie Vaughan (1951), Chris Poland (1957), Seasick Steve (1951), and Van Dyke Parks (1943).

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