1960 - Today
Steven Siro Vai (; 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 5,369,267 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Steve Vai is the 321st most popular musician (up from 336th in 2019), the 1,842nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,834th in 2019) and the 94th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Steve Vai ranks 321 out of 2,662. Before him are Isaac Hayes, Michael Schenker, Paul Desmond, Djivan Gasparyan, Franco Battiato, and Woody Guthrie. After him are Salif Keita, Albert King, Scott McKenzie, Ry Cooder, André Previn, and John Densmore.
1942 - 2008
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 315
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 316
1924 - 1977
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 317
1928 - 2021
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 318
1945 - 2021
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 319
1912 - 1967
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 320
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 321
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 322
1923 - 1992
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 323
1939 - 2012
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 324
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 325
1929 - 2019
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 326
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 327
Among people born in 1960, Steve Vai ranks 56. Before him are Andreas Brehme, Hideaki Anno, Neil Gaiman, Jean-Michel Basquiat, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and Khaled. After him are Hirohiko Araki, Leos Carax, Gjorge Ivanov, Gary Lineker, John Galliano, and Rafael Benítez.
1960 - 2024
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 50
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 51
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 52
1960 - 1988
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 53
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 54
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 55
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 56
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 57
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 58
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 59
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 60
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 61
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 62
Among people born in United States, Steve Vai ranks 1,842 out of 18,182. Before him are Woody Guthrie (1912), Kirsten Dunst (1982), Lily Tomlin (1939), Jan-Michael Vincent (1944), Tom Wolfe (1930), and Barbara Bach (1947). After him are Leonard Bloomfield (1887), Henry Hathaway (1898), Rick Riordan (1964), Theda Bara (1885), Leo McCarey (1898), and Albert King (1923).
1912 - 1967
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,836
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,837
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,838
1944 - 2019
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,839
1930 - 2018
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,840
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 1,841
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,842
1887 - 1949
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,843
1898 - 1985
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,844
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,845
1885 - 1955
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,846
1898 - 1969
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,847
1923 - 1992
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,848
Among musicians born in United States, Steve Vai ranks 94. Before him are Johnny Ramone (1948), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), Fred Durst (1970), Isaac Hayes (1942), Paul Desmond (1924), and Woody Guthrie (1912). After him are Albert King (1923), Scott McKenzie (1939), Ry Cooder (1947), John Densmore (1944), Ray Conniff (1916), and Robby Krieger (1946).
1948 - 2004
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 88
1954 - 1990
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 89
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 90
1942 - 2008
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 91
1924 - 1977
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 92
1912 - 1967
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 93
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 94
1923 - 1992
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 95
1939 - 2012
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 96
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 97
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 98
1916 - 2002
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 99
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 100