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Brad Wilk

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Brad Wilk (born September 5, 1968) is an American drummer. He is best known as a member of the rock bands Rage Against the Machine (1991–2000, 2007–2011, 2019–2024), Audioslave (2001–2007, 2017), and Prophets of Rage (2016–2019). Wilk started his career as a drummer for Greta in 1990, and helped co-found Rage Against the Machine with Tom Morello and Zack de la Rocha in August 1991. Following that band's breakup in October 2000, Wilk, Morello, Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford and Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell formed the supergroup Audioslave, which broke up in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Brad Wilk is the 1,984th most popular musician (down from 1,905th in 2024), the 10,566th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,693rd in 2019) and the 778th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Brad Wilk ranks 1,984 out of 3,175. Before him are Roy Estrada, Mathew Knowles, Eddie Kramer, Sammy Cahn, Dave Rodgers, and Eddie Condon. After him are Sebastian Ingrosso, Eddie Hazel, Brian Littrell, Allen Toussaint, Sami Vänskä, and Clarence White.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Brad Wilk ranks 363. Before him are Rick J. Jordan, Jennifer Lynch, John Kocinski, Yoo Nam-kyu, Chrystia Freeland, and Jafar Hassan. After him are Carré Otis, Peter Bondra, Oumou Sangaré, Antonio de la Torre, Robert Schwentke, and Viktor Rossi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brad Wilk ranks 10,568 out of 20,380. Before him are Walter Mirisch (1921), Eddie Condon (1905), Sally Menke (1953), Sheila Young (1950), Walter Winchell (1897), and William Glackens (1870). After him are Peggy Fleming (1948), John Bell Hatcher (1861), Thelma Kalama (1931), Kaitlin Olson (1975), Pearl Bailey (1918), and Butch Otter (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Brad Wilk ranks 778. Before him are Cal Tjader (1925), Spencer Dryden (1938), Roy Estrada (1943), Mathew Knowles (1952), Sammy Cahn (1913), and Eddie Condon (1905). After him are Eddie Hazel (1950), Brian Littrell (1975), Allen Toussaint (1938), Clarence White (1944), Sam Jones (1924), and Adam Jones (1965).

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