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Paul Bostaph

1964 - Today

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Paul Steven Bostaph (born March 4, 1964) is an American drummer best known as a member of the thrash metal band Slayer, initially from 1992 to 2001, again from 2013 to 2019, and in 2024, after the reunion. His drumming career began in 1984 when he was 20 years old. In addition to Slayer, he has worked with bands such as Forbidden, Exodus, Systematic, Testament, and BlackGates. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Bostaph has received more than 845,328 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Paul Bostaph is the 1,624th most popular musician (down from 1,590th in 2019), the 8,097th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,988th in 2019) and the 640th most popular American Musician.

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  • 850k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Bostaph ranks 1,624 out of 2,662. Before him are Peter Giles, Ziggy Marley, Anders Johansson, Brad Mehldau, Bootsy Collins, and Billy Corgan. After him are Tom DeLonge, Daryl Stuermer, Sharleen Spiteri, Joe Bonamassa, José Antonio Labordeta, and Dave Navarro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Paul Bostaph ranks 286. Before him are Dalton Vigh, Aviv Kochavi, Éric Bernard, Johan Bruyneel, Budimir Vujačić, and Šarūnas Bartas. After him are Stojko Vranković, David W. Panuelo, Agnès Jaoui, Hope Davis, Ahmed Radhi, and Ronit Elkabetz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Bostaph ranks 8,097 out of 18,182. Before him are Frank Benford (1883), Billy Corgan (1967), Whitney Smith (1940), Peter Orlovsky (1933), Herbert Jamison (1875), and James Rumbaugh (1947). After him are Professor Longhair (1918), Jesse Plemons (1988), Christian Camargo (1971), Leonard Mlodinow (1954), John Buscema (1927), and Jeff Hardy (1977).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Paul Bostaph ranks 640. Before him are Jennifer Batten (1957), Skrillex (1988), Lonnie Johnson (1899), Brad Mehldau (1970), Bootsy Collins (1951), and Billy Corgan (1967). After him are Tom DeLonge (1975), Daryl Stuermer (1952), Joe Bonamassa (1977), Dave Navarro (1967), Jimmy Garrison (1934), and Warren Zevon (1947).

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