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Steve Stevens

1959 - Today

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Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist. He is best known as Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator, and for his lead guitar work on the theme to Top Gun – "Top Gun Anthem" – for which he won a Grammy in 1987: Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Stevens has played for Michael Jackson, Ric Ocasek, Robert Palmer, and many others. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Stevens has received more than 2,176,752 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Stevens is the 1,223rd most popular musician (down from 1,048th in 2019), the 5,986th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,126th in 2019) and the 429th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Steve Stevens ranks 1,223 out of 3,175. Before him are Scott Columbus, Tommy Emmanuel, Lamberto Gardelli, Yvonne Loriod, Carlo Alfredo Piatti, and José María Ventura Casas. After him are Pepe Romero, Trịnh Công Sơn, Norah Jones, Mark Isham, Mick Jones, and Bob Rock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Steve Stevens ranks 213. Before him are Bernardo Rezende, Antonio Pappano, Tsukasa Hojo, The Ultimate Warrior, Viktoria Mullova, and Anne Fontaine. After him are Bob Lazar, Fabio Luisi, Sabine Meyer, Marie Richardson, Satoshi Yamaguchi, and Mare Winningham.

Others Born in 1959

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Stevens ranks 5,986 out of 20,380. Before him are Emily Kinney (1985), Daniel Noboa (1987), Carol Morris (1936), Mena Suvari (1979), Mel Sheppard (1883), and Susan George (1934). After him are Amy Ryan (1969), Paul Morrissey (1938), Darren Young (1983), Agnes Ayres (1898), Linda Cardellini (1975), and John Thomas (1941).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Steve Stevens ranks 429. Before him are Donald Fagen (1948), Gram Parsons (1946), Rosalyn Tureck (1914), Ross the Boss (1954), Larry Van Kriedt (1954), and Scott Columbus (1956). After him are Norah Jones (1979), Mark Isham (1951), Wynton Kelly (1931), Tommy Flanagan (1930), Michael Sembello (1954), and Chico Hamilton (1921).

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