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Eddie Van Halen

1955 - 2020

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Edward Lodewijk Van Halen ( van HAY-lən, Dutch: [ˈɛtʋɑrt ˈloːdəʋɛik fɑn ˈɦaːlə(n)]; January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was an American musician. He was the guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band Van Halen, which he founded with his brother Alex in 1972. Van Halen is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists in rock history, and was well-known for popularizing the tapping guitar technique, allowing rapid arpeggios to be played with two hands on the fretboard. Eddie Van Halen was voted number one in a Guitar World Magazine poll for "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" poll. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eddie Van Halen is the 289th most popular musician (down from 264th in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 191st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Musician.

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Among musicians, Eddie Van Halen ranks 289 out of 3,175. Before him are Paul Stanley, András Schiff, Henryk Szeryng, Lars Ulrich, Jaco Pastorius, and Émile Waldteufel. After him are Bruno Mars, Bill Wyman, Larry Mullen Jr., Lee Soo-man, Dolores O'Riordan, and Leonardo De Lorenzo.

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Among people born in 1955, Eddie Van Halen ranks 67. Before him are Billy Bob Thornton, François Cluzet, Zucchero Fornaciari, Safet Sušić, Al-Waleed bin Talal, and Emine Erdoğan. After him are Jorge Valdano, Jean Tigana, S. Jaishankar, Ante Gotovina, Jack Lew, and Mick Jones. Among people deceased in 2020, Eddie Van Halen ranks 83. Before him are Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Gerald Carr, Tom Lister Jr., Mirella Freni, Ernesto Cardenal, and Pranab Mukherjee. After him are Kobe Bryant, Lorenzo Sanz, Stanley Ho, Michael Jeffery, Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, and Terry Jones.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Eddie Van Halen ranks 180 out of 1,646. Before him are Arjen Robben (1984), Ary Scheffer (1795), Geert Wilders (1963), John of Leiden (1509), Lambert of Maastricht (635), and Ben Feringa (1951). After him are Lidwina (1380), Abraham Bloemaert (1566), Wim Duisenberg (1935), Theo van Gogh (1957), Robin van Persie (1983), and Jan van Scorel (1495).

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Among MUSICIANS In Netherlands

Among musicians born in Netherlands, Eddie Van Halen ranks 3. Before him are André Rieu (1949), and Bernard Haitink (1929). After him are Ton Koopman (1944), Tiësto (1969), Armin van Buuren (1976), Jan Akkerman (1946), Frans Brüggen (1934), Eduard van Beinum (1900), Candy Dulfer (1969), Alex Van Halen (1953), and Adrian Vandenberg (1954).

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