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1964 - 1998

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Hideto Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本 秀人, Hepburn: Matsumoto Hideto; December 13, 1964 – May 2, 1998), known professionally as hide, was a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band X Japan from 1987 to 1997 and rose to prominence in Asia as a solo artist from 1993 to 1998, until his death. He also formed the United States–based rock supergroup Zilch in 1996. Hide sold millions of records, both solo and as a member of X Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hide is the 851st most popular musician (down from 699th in 2019), the 951st most popular biography from Japan (down from 822nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Japanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hide ranks 851 out of 3,175. Before him are Chris Squire, Zequinha de Abreu, Joey Jordison, José José, ATB, and GG Allin. After him are Frank Beard, Bobbejaan Schoepen, Eumir Deodato, Glen Matlock, Elmore James, and Herb Alpert.

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Among people born in 1964, Hide ranks 136. Before him are Miodrag Belodedici, Toni Polster, Nino Burjanadze, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Gore Verbinski, and Vladislav Surkov. After him are Sandro Rosell, Andi Deris, Bjarne Riis, Valdo Filho, Doug Savant, and Andrey Zvyagintsev. Among people deceased in 1998, Hide ranks 138. Before him are Clara Rockmore, Régine Pernoud, Phil Hartman, Leo Penn, Michael Tippett, and Jean Leray. After him are Nguyễn Văn Linh, Otto Wichterle, Theodor Oberländer, Eric Ambler, Qian Zhongshu, and Louis Dumont.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hide ranks 951 out of 6,245. Before him are Gyoji Matsumoto (1934), Kazuo Saito (1951), Shunsuke Nakamura (1978), Shigeru Umebayashi (1951), Yoshitomo Nara (1959), and Hitoshi Igarashi (1947). After him are Shunsuke Kikuchi (1931), Koichi Sugiyama (1931), Nakayama Yoshiko (1836), Peter Shirayanagi (1928), Oku Yasukata (1847), and Kuniharu Nakamoto (1959).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Hide ranks 7. Before him are Joe Hisaishi (1950), Kitarō (1953), Mitsuko Uchida (1948), Isao Tomita (1932), Shinichi Suzuki (1898), and Shigeru Umebayashi (1951). After him are Haruomi Hosono (1947), Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Yuki Kajiura (1965), Yoshiki (1965), Mitski (1990), and Mana (1969).

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