MUSICIAN

Rudy Sarzo

1950 - Today

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Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont (born November 18, 1950) is a Cuban-American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. He remains best known for his work with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, and has also played with several well known heavy metal and hard rock acts including Manic Eden, Dio, Blue Öyster Cult, Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche, Devil City Angels, and the Guess Who. He re-joined Quiet Riot in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudy Sarzo has received more than 1,177,526 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Rudy Sarzo is the 1,473rd most popular musician (down from 1,438th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 114th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Cuban Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rudy Sarzo ranks 1,473 out of 3,175. Before him are Karl Logan, Josef Labor, Ramsey Lewis, Sean Lennon, Spike Edney, and Johnny Mercer. After him are Quorthon, Henry Vestine, Mark Hoppus, Alex Lifeson, Marshmello, and Sharleen Spiteri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Rudy Sarzo ranks 412. Before him are Lothar Kurbjuweit, Paul Kossoff, Josef Tošovský, Nobuo Fujishima, Gabriele Salvatores, and Muhammad Mian Soomro. After him are Oscar Cantoni, Awn Al-Khasawneh, Viktor Rashchupkin, Kessai Note, Shahram Nazeri, and Ilinka Mitreva.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Rudy Sarzo ranks 117 out of 300. Before him are Dulce María Loynaz (1902), Juan Tuñas (1917), Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso (1861), Virgilio Piñera (1912), Mario Cimarro (1971), and Olga Guillot (1922). After him are Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889), Benny Paret (1937), Tony Plana (1952), Mijaín López (1982), Carlos Mendieta (1873), and José Carlos Somoza (1959).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Rudy Sarzo ranks 12. Before him are Arturo Sandoval (1949), Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), Dave Lombardo (1965), Pío Leyva (1917), and Paquito D'Rivera (1948). After him are Armando Peraza (1924), Rico Rodriguez (1934), and Aurelio Voltaire (1967).

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