1967 - Today
Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American musician who is primarily known as the drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departure from Dream Theater after 25 years, with Mike Mangini taking his place as drummer of the band. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Portnoy has received more than 3,561,930 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Portnoy is the 241st most popular musician (up from 249th in 2019), the 1,416th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,406th in 2019) and the 69th most popular American Musician.
Mike Portnoy is most famous for being the drummer of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He is also the founder of the record label The Music Force and the author of the book "The Power of Full Engagement."
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Among musicians, Mike Portnoy ranks 241 out of 2,662. Before him are Paul Stanley, John McLaughlin, Mauro Giuliani, Louis Vierne, Steve Harris, and Karl Jenkins. After him are Narciso Yepes, Yanni, Abdel Halim Hafez, Valery Gergiev, Eddie Van Halen, and Heinrich Neuhaus.
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 235
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 236
1781 - 1829
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 237
1870 - 1937
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 238
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 239
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 240
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 241
1927 - 1997
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 242
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 243
1929 - 1977
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 244
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 245
1955 - 2020
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 246
1888 - 1964
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 247
Among people born in 1967, Mike Portnoy ranks 22. Before him are Mark Rutte, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Benicio del Toro, Mark Ruffalo, Aleksandr Karelin, and Pamela Anderson. After him are Matt LeBlanc, Javier Sotomayor, Massimiliano Allegri, Boris Becker, Sung Jae-gi, and Laura Dern.
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 16
1967 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 17
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 18
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 19
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 20
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 21
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 22
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 23
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 24
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 25
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 26
1967 - 2013
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 27
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 28
Among people born in United States, Mike Portnoy ranks 1,416 out of 18,182. Before him are Elisabeth Shue (1963), Danielle Steel (1947), Bob Newhart (1929), Serena Williams (1981), Gerald Edelman (1929), and Robert Jordan (1948). After him are Rollo May (1909), Marilyn vos Savant (1946), Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794), Bob Ross (1942), Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861), and Lita Grey (1908).
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 1,410
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 1,411
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 1,412
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 1,413
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 1,414
1948 - 2007
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 1,415
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 1,416
1909 - 1994
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 1,417
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 1,418
1794 - 1877
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 1,419
1942 - 1995
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 1,420
1861 - 1949
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 1,421
1908 - 1995
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1,422
Among musicians born in United States, Mike Portnoy ranks 69. Before him are J. J. Cale (1938), Mike Shinoda (1977), Izzy Stradlin (1962), Kirk Hammett (1962), Marilyn Manson (1969), and Paul Stanley (1952). After him are Sonny Rollins (1930), Art Blakey (1919), John Zorn (1953), Fats Domino (1928), Eddie Cochran (1938), and Art Tatum (1909).
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 63
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 64
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 65
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 66
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 67
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 68
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 69
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 70
1919 - 1990
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 71
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 72
1928 - 2017
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 73
1938 - 1960
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 74
1909 - 1956
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 75