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Gary Holt

1964 - Today

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Gary Wayne Holt (born May 4, 1964) is an American musician from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the guitarist and main songwriter for thrash metal band Exodus, and has also been a member of Slayer from 2011 to 2019 and again since 2024, initially joining as a temporary guitarist in place of Jeff Hanneman, and as a permanent guitarist after Hanneman's death in May 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Holt is the 2,000th most popular musician (down from 1,774th in 2019), the 10,672nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,971st in 2019) and the 790th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gary Holt ranks 2,000 out of 3,175Before him are Billy Corgan, Sheila Jordan, Emmanuel Pahud, Myles Kennedy, Randy Weston, and Bill Berry. After him are Mick Karn, Nelson Riddle, Keiko Matsui, Frank Peterson, Bret Michaels, and Bonnie "Prince" Billy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Gary Holt ranks 411Before him are Andrea Chiesa, Marco Ballotta, Gina McKee, María Fernanda Espinosa, Paul Johansson, and Gary McAllister. After him are Greg Graffin, Claudio Borghi, Miyeegombyn Enkhbold, Choe Son-hui, Erika Buenfil, and Henry Maske.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Holt ranks 10,674 out of 20,380Before him are Brian Teacher (1954), John Bunny (1863), Randy Weston (1926), Bill Berry (1958), James Stacy (1936), and Nicholas Katzenbach (1922). After him are David Smith (1906), G. D. Spradlin (1920), Greg Graffin (1964), Sherrod Brown (1952), Beverly Pepper (1922), and Julie White (1961).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gary Holt ranks 790Before him are Herbert Stothart (1885), Billy Corgan (1967), Sheila Jordan (1928), Myles Kennedy (1969), Randy Weston (1926), and Bill Berry (1958). After him are Nelson Riddle (1921), Bret Michaels (1963), Bonnie "Prince" Billy (1970), Cherie Currie (1959), Chris Broderick (1970), and Sylvia Robinson (1935).