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Steve Vai

1960 - Today

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Steven Siro Vai ( VYE; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, and played in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983. He embarked on a solo career in 1983 and has released eight solo albums to date. He has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake, as well as recording with artists such as Public Image Ltd, Mary J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Vai has received more than 5,857,876 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Vai is the 424th most popular musician (down from 321st in 2019), the 2,322nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,841st in 2019) and the 125th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Steve Vai ranks 424 out of 3,175. Before him are John Phillips, Leonardo De Lorenzo, Lionel Hampton, Geezer Butler, Christoph Schneider, and Paul Badura-Skoda. After him are Leopold Godowsky, Varg Vikernes, Kenny Loggins, Philly Joe Jones, Wallace Hartley, and Dan McCafferty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Steve Vai ranks 78. Before him are Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, Gazebo, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Igor Belanov, Richard Ramirez, and Laurent Fignon. After him are Simonetta Sommaruga, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Hiroshi Amano, Yannick Noah, Leos Carax, and Vince Clarke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Vai ranks 2,322 out of 20,380. Before him are Shannen Doherty (1971), Leland Stanford (1824), Emma Stone (1988), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815), Marshall Sahlins (1930), and Myrna Loy (1905). After him are Louis E. Brus (1943), Martin Chalfie (1947), Kenny Loggins (1948), Don Taylor (1920), Philly Joe Jones (1923), and Hank Aaron (1934).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Steve Vai ranks 125. Before him are Albert King (1923), Joe Perry (1950), Johnny Winter (1944), Tom Petty (1950), John Phillips (1935), and Lionel Hampton (1908). After him are Kenny Loggins (1948), Philly Joe Jones (1923), Al Di Meola (1954), Dee Dee Ramone (1951), Steve Morse (1954), and Scott McKenzie (1939).

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