MUSICIAN

Scott Ian

1963 - Today

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Scott Ian (born Scott Ian Rosenfeld, December 31, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist, lyricist and co-founder of the thrash metal band Anthrax, of which he is the sole continuous member. Ian is also the guitarist, lyricist, and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death, and is the rhythm guitarist for the metal bands the Damned Things and Mr. Bungle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scott Ian has received more than 2,092,923 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Scott Ian is the 1,799th most popular musician (down from 1,666th in 2019), the 9,083rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,361st in 2019) and the 688th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Scott Ian ranks 1,799 out of 3,175. Before him are Wayne Static, John Patitucci, Avishai Cohen, Ronald Brautigam, Kenny Wheeler, and Urs Bühler. After him are Bill Berry, Delia Derbyshire, Pierre Pincemaille, Doc Watson, Joe Bonamassa, and Simone Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Scott Ian ranks 389. Before him are Oleh Kuznetsov, Slobodan Dubajić, Zhu Jianhua, Mikhail Yefremov, Toru Kamikawa, and Chris Mullin. After him are Yelena Baturina, Brendan Coyle, Sam Childers, Sylvain Chomet, József Kiprich, and Vital Borkelmans.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Scott Ian ranks 9,083 out of 20,380. Before him are Kelly Slater (1972), Kat Dennings (1986), Matt Stone (1971), Josh Dallas (1978), Jon Landau (1960), and Marcia Fudge (1952). After him are Molly Shannon (1964), Buck Angel (1962), Gregory Sierra (1937), Howard Deutch (1950), Bill Berry (1958), and Luke Askew (1932).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Scott Ian ranks 688. Before him are Chris Hillman (1944), Ray Bryant (1931), Lonnie Johnson (1899), Roy Ayers (1940), Wayne Static (1965), and John Patitucci (1959). After him are Bill Berry (1958), Doc Watson (1923), Joe Bonamassa (1977), Jimmy Garrison (1934), Larry Adler (1914), and Chris Broderick (1970).

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