1967 - Today
Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American musician and songwriter who is the current drummer for the Neal Morse Band and supergroups Flying Colors, Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, Metal Allegiance and Sons of Apollo. Portnoy is primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Portnoy has received more than 2,188,061 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Mike Portnoy is the 249th most popular musician (down from 241st in 2019), the 1,407th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,299th in 2019) and the 71st most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Mike Portnoy ranks 249 out of 2,675. Before him are Lars Ulrich, Alan Parsons, Scott McKenzie, Jaco Pastorius, Lenny Kravitz, and Dolores O'Riordan. After him are Snoop Dogg, Sidney Bechet, José Feliciano, Amy Winehouse, Liberace, and Kirk Hammett.
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 243
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 244
1939 - 2012
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 245
1951 - 1987
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 246
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 247
1971 - 2018
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 248
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 249
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 250
1897 - 1959
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 251
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 252
1983 - 2011
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 253
1919 - 1987
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 254
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 255
Among people born in 1967, Mike Portnoy ranks 20. Before him are Mark Rutte, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Benicio del Toro, Carla Bruni, Matt LeBlanc, and Boris Becker. After him are Mark Ruffalo, Kazuyoshi Miura, Mikheil Saakashvili, Massimiliano Allegri, Laura Dern, and Carrie-Anne Moss.
1967 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 14
1967 - 2014
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 15
1967 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 16
1967 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 17
1967 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 18
1967 - Present
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 19
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 20
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 21
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 22
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 23
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 24
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 25
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 26
Among people born in United States, Mike Portnoy ranks 1,407 out of 15,968. Before him are Edward Snowden (1983), Ansel Adams (1902), Lenny Kravitz (1964), David O. Selznick (1902), Dan Simmons (1948), and Stephen Jay Gould (1941). After him are Snoop Dogg (1971), Diane Arbus (1923), Mark Ruffalo (1967), Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), Henry Way Kendall (1926), and Sarah Knauss (1880).
1983 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,401
1902 - 1984
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,402
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1,403
1902 - 1965
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1,404
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 1,405
1941 - 2002
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 1,406
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 1,407
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 1,408
1923 - 1971
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,409
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,410
1871 - 1945
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,411
1926 - 1999
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,412
1880 - 1999
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 1,413
Among musicians born in United States, Mike Portnoy ranks 71. Before him are Duff McKagan (1964), Paul Stanley (1952), Marilyn Manson (1969), Scott McKenzie (1939), Jaco Pastorius (1951), and Lenny Kravitz (1964). After him are Snoop Dogg (1971), Sidney Bechet (1897), Liberace (1919), Kirk Hammett (1962), Mike Shinoda (1977), and Jerry Reed (1937).
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 65
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 66
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 67
1939 - 2012
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 68
1951 - 1987
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 69
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 70
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 71
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 72
1897 - 1959
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 73
1919 - 1987
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 74
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 75
1977 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 76
1937 - 2008
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 77