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Daron Malakian

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Daron Malakian (Armenian: Դարոն Մալաքյան; born July 18, 1975) is an Armenian-American musician. He is the guitarist, songwriter, and second vocalist of the metal band System of a Down, and the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter of Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway. Malakian was ranked 47th in Loudwire's list of "Top 50 Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time" and number 11 in MusicRadar's poll "The 20 Greatest Metal Guitarists Ever". He placed 30th in Guitar World's list of "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daron Malakian is the 819th most popular musician (up from 978th in 2019), the 4,428th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,746th in 2019) and the 266th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Daron Malakian ranks 819 out of 3,175. Before him are Joe Pass, Francisco Canaro, Lazar Berman, Chucho Valdés, Clara Rockmore, and Paul van Dyk. After him are Diplo, Pinchas Zukerman, Solomon, Reginald Arvizu, Yang Hyun-suk, and Jim Croce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Daron Malakian ranks 59. Before him are Buvaisar Saitiev, Andrew Yang, David Harbour, Suriya, Albin Kurti, and Lita. After him are Ziad Jarrah, Marc-Vivien Foé, Vladimir Kramnik, David Leitch, José Manuel Pinto, and Terence Tao.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Daron Malakian ranks 4,428 out of 20,380. Before him are Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893), Richard Carpenter (1946), Charles Dillon Perrine (1867), Deke Slayton (1924), Gary Peters (1958), and William Zabka (1965). After him are Harry Harlow (1905), Robert Mulligan (1925), Arnold Gesell (1880), David Alan Grier (1956), Anthony Davis (1993), and Stephenie Meyer (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Daron Malakian ranks 266. Before him are Scotty Moore (1931), Sammy Hagar (1947), James Kottak (1962), Ron Carter (1937), Alec John Such (1951), and Joe Pass (1929). After him are Diplo (1978), Reginald Arvizu (1969), Jim Croce (1943), Marky Ramone (1952), John Petrucci (1967), and Ruggiero Ricci (1918).

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