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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 since 2011, initially joining as a temporary guitarist in place of Jeff Hanneman, and as a permanent guitarist after his death in May 2013. Loudwire called Holt "arguably the best pure thrash guitarist". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Holt is the 2,003rd most popular musician (down from 1,773rd in 2024), the 10,680th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,968th in 2019) and the 791st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gary Holt ranks 2,003 out of 3,175. Before 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 426. Before 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 Ivan Korčok.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Holt ranks 10,682 out of 20,380. Before 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).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gary Holt ranks 791. Before 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).

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