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Slash

1965 - Today

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Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), known professionally as Slash, is a British and American musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and mid-1990s. Slash has received critical acclaim and is considered one of the greatest guitarists in history. Born in Hampstead, London, Slash moved to Los Angeles with his father when he was six years old. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Slash has received more than 459,372 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia. Slash is the 274th most popular musician (down from 252nd in 2019), the 977th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 968th in 2019) and the 60th most popular British Musician.

Slash is a type of fan fiction that takes two characters from a TV show, book, or movie and inserts them into a homosexual relationship.

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  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 57

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Slash ranks 274 out of 3,175. Before him are Louis Vierne, Charles Mingus, Mauro Giuliani, Lars Ulrich, PJ Harvey, and Keith Moon. After him are Arthur Nikisch, Grigory Sokolov, Roger Daltrey, Art Blakey, Burt Bacharach, and Michael Cretu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Slash ranks 31. Before him are Stefka Kostadinova, Infanta Cristina of Spain, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Brooke Shields, Ange Postecoglou, and Viola Davis. After him are Shamil Basayev, Khaled Hosseini, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Diane Lane, Michael Bay, and Moby.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Slash ranks 977 out of 8,785. Before him are James Jeans (1877), Matthew Lewis (1775), Victoria Beckham (1974), P. G. Wodehouse (1881), PJ Harvey (1969), and Keith Moon (1946). After him are Denholm Elliott (1922), Lewis Hamilton (1985), William Huggins (1824), Brian Clough (1935), John Hawkins (1532), and Neil Gaiman (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Slash ranks 60. Before him are Bob Klose (1945), Karl Jenkins (1944), Steve Harris (1956), Billy Idol (1955), PJ Harvey (1969), and Keith Moon (1946). After him are Roger Daltrey (1944), Ian Curtis (1956), John Mayall (1933), Cozy Powell (1947), Nicko McBrain (1952), and Don Airey (1948).

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