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Alex Lifeson

1953 - Today

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Aleksandar Živojinović (born August 27, 1953), known professionally as Alex Lifeson (), is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band Rush. In 1968, he co-founded a band (which later became Rush) with drummer John Rutsey and bassist and lead vocalist Jeff Jones. One month later, Jones was succeeded by Geddy Lee and in 1974, Rutsey was succeeded by Neil Peart, at which point the lineup remained unchanged until the band's dissolution in 2018. Lifeson was the only member of Rush who stayed in the band throughout its entire existence, and he and Lee were the only members to appear on all of the band's albums. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Lifeson is the 1,479th most popular musician (down from 1,478th in 2019), the 426th most popular biography from Canada (down from 398th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Canadian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alex Lifeson ranks 1,479 out of 3,175. Before him are Quorthon, Peter Baltes, Horace Andy, Tim Sköld, Sabine Meyer, and Andy Taylor. After him are Horst Stein, Randy Brecker, Benjamin Orr, Esbjörn Svensson, Laura Nyro, and Gene Pitney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Alex Lifeson ranks 341. Before him are Alexandr Romankov, Jean-Louis Gasset, Branko Milanović, Levir Culpi, Nelo Vingada, and Emilio Correa. After him are Viktor Kozin, Željko Jerkov, Robert Charles Wilson, Ron Clements, Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, and Raoul Peck.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Alex Lifeson ranks 426 out of 1,622. Before him are Mordecai Richler (1931), Rick Danko (1943), Hal Foster (1892), Terry Jacks (1944), Gordon Neufeld (1947), and Louise Arbour (1947). After him are Kenojuak Ashevak (1927), Frances Bay (1919), Bruno Pelletier (1962), Jean-Marc Vallée (1963), Robert Maillet (1969), and Viola Myers (1927).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Alex Lifeson ranks 23. Before him are Geddy Lee (1953), Bob Rock (1954), Marc-André Hamelin (1961), Bob Ezrin (1949), Calixa Lavallée (1842), and Rick Danko (1943). After him are Daniel Lanois (1951), Richard Manuel (1943), Hank Snow (1914), Kenny Wheeler (1930), Angela Hewitt (1958), and Jeff Healey (1966).

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