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Pat Smear

1959 - Today

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Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by his stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead guitarist and co-founder of Los Angeles–based punk band The Germs and for being a rhythm guitarist for grunge band Nirvana (which he joined as a touring guitarist in 1993), and Foo Fighters (with whom he has recorded six studio albums). After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of Foo Fighters with Smear joining on guitar. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pat Smear has received more than 5,268,705 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Pat Smear is the 1,253rd most popular musician (down from 1,126th in 2019), the 6,220th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,579th in 2019) and the 467th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pat Smear ranks 1,253 out of 2,662. Before him are Ivan Král, Jenő Jandó, Jaromír Nohavica, Mary Travers, Trevor Rabin, and Chico Hamilton. After him are Andy Bown, Nikos Xilouris, Ralph Towner, John Myung, Issay Dobrowen, and Abraham Laboriel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Pat Smear ranks 206. Before him are Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Marcos Alonso, Sabine Meyer, Vladimír Franz, Peter Mullan, and Sheena Easton. After him are Zakir Hasanov, Billy Campbell, William Lai, Ana Torroja, Judd Nelson, and David Blatt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pat Smear ranks 6,220 out of 18,182. Before him are Chico Hamilton (1921), Preston Sturges (1898), Joe Rogan (1967), Dan Duryea (1907), Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), and Lucas Black (1982). After him are James Dashner (1972), Aria Giovanni (1977), Henry Slocum (1862), Kenneth Mars (1935), James Agee (1909), and Frank Irons (1886).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Pat Smear ranks 467. Before him are Zoot Sims (1925), Joe Sample (1939), Charlie Byrd (1925), Blind Willie McTell (1898), Mary Travers (1936), and Chico Hamilton (1921). After him are Ralph Towner (1940), John Myung (1967), Memphis Slim (1915), Bernie Leadon (1947), Mark Isham (1951), and Luther Allison (1939).

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