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Guthrie Govan

1971 - Today

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Guthrie Govan (; born 27 December 1971) is an English guitarist and guitar teacher, known for his work with the bands the Aristocrats, Asia, GPS, the Young Punx and the Fellowship, as well as his solo project Erotic Cakes. More recently, he has collaborated with Steven Wilson and Hans Zimmer. He is a noted guitar teacher, working with the UK magazine Guitar Techniques, Guildford's Academy of Contemporary Music, Lick Library, and formerly the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. Govan was named "Guitarist of the Year" by Guitarist magazine in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Guthrie Govan is the 2,509th most popular musician (down from 2,375th in 2024), the 6,301st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,909th in 2019) and the 413th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Guthrie Govan ranks 2,509 out of 3,175. Before him are Josh Dun, John Parr, Vadim Repin, Chuck Leavell, Sander van Doorn, and Paz Lenchantin. After him are Christina Perri, Jason Cooper, Otis Blackwell, Steve Hewitt, Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu, and Jamie Cullum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Guthrie Govan ranks 544. Before him are Imtiaz Ali, Gérard Lopez, Yasuyuki Iwasaki, Vadim Repin, Roman Čechmánek, and Naoki Soma. After him are Andrea Fortunato, Ray Sefo, Theuns Jordaan, Jovan Stanković, Henk Timmer, and Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Guthrie Govan ranks 6,303 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Wiseman (1966), Chris Hughton (1958), John Laurie (1897), Paul Dummett (1991), James Forrest (1991), and Archie Mountbatten-Windsor (2019). After him are Michael Oliver (1985), Nick Wirth (1966), Slick Rick (1965), Jim Leighton (1958), Steph Houghton (1988), and Keeley Hawes (1976).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Guthrie Govan ranks 413. Before him are Dave Greenfield (1949), Justin Chancellor (1971), Lustmord (1964), Nigel Olsson (1949), Stephen Hough (1961), and John Parr (1952). After him are Jason Cooper (1967), Steve Hewitt (1971), Jamie Cullum (1979), John Leckie (1949), Anthony Moore (1948), and Rick Savage (1960).

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