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Richie Sambora

1959 - Today

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Richard Stephen Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013. He and lead singer Jon Bon Jovi formed the main songwriting unit for the band. He has also released three solo albums: Stranger in This Town in 1991, Undiscovered Soul in 1998, and Aftermath of the Lowdown released in September 2012.In 2018, Sambora was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi, and reunited with his former bandmates for a performance at the induction ceremony. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richie Sambora has received more than 5,894,132 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Richie Sambora is the 449th most popular musician (down from 352nd in 2019), the 2,446th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,961st in 2019) and the 135th most popular American Musician.

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  • 5.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richie Sambora ranks 449 out of 2,662. Before him are Armin van Buuren, Maurice André, Edwin Fischer, Rubén González, Robert Wyatt, and Tansen. After him are Jacob Gade, Billy Ray Cyrus, Loreena McKennitt, King Oliver, Dick Taylor, and Dennis Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Richie Sambora ranks 60. Before him are Ali Bongo Ondimba, Donna Strickland, Rupert Everett, Wim Hof, Benny Gantz, and Satoru Iwata. After him are Sean Young, Marcia Gay Harden, Moza bint Nasser, Abdullah of Pahang, Azali Assoumani, and Patricia Clarkson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richie Sambora ranks 2,446 out of 18,182. Before him are Felicity Huffman (1962), Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901), James Baker (1930), Robert Benton (1932), Jim Bridger (1804), and Louis Gossett Jr. (1936). After him are Karen Allen (1951), Billy Ray Cyrus (1961), Kathy Reichs (1948), Nora Ephron (1941), Carl Wieman (1951), and Lin Shaye (1943).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Richie Sambora ranks 135. Before him are Bud Powell (1924), Wes Montgomery (1923), Joe Perry (1950), Tom Fogerty (1941), Cannonball Adderley (1928), and Dexter Gordon (1923). After him are Billy Ray Cyrus (1961), King Oliver (1881), Dennis Wilson (1944), Philly Joe Jones (1923), Captain Beefheart (1941), and Jason Newsted (1963).

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