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Jan Akkerman

1946 - Today

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Jan Akkerman (born 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitarist. He first found international commercial success with the band Focus, which he co-founded with Thijs van Leer. After leaving Focus, he continued as a solo musician, adding jazz rock influences. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Akkerman is the 717th most popular musician (down from 669th in 2019), the 444th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 439th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jan Akkerman ranks 717 out of 3,175. Before him are Jim Lea, Enrico Toselli, Dick Dale, Maynard Ferguson, Willy DeVille, and Damon Albarn. After him are Pierre Rode, Peter Hammill, Napoleon Orda, Howard Jones, Mike Rutherford, and Walter Gieseking.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Jan Akkerman ranks 284. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Peter Sutcliffe, Johnson Toribiong, Pierino Prati, Aleksander Wolszczan, and Suzanne Somers. After him are Nataša Kandić, Jim Hines, Dragutin Šurbek, Miklós Németh, Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, and Murray Head.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Akkerman ranks 444 out of 1,646. Before him are Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581), Johannes Kleiman (1896), Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692), Nicolaes Witsen (1641), Aldo van Eyck (1918), and Thomas de Keyser (1596). After him are Nikolaus Gerhaert (1420), Jacob Israël de Haan (1881), Pierre Kartner (1935), Adriaen van de Venne (1589), Jan Janssonius (1588), and Herman Willem Daendels (1762).

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Among MUSICIANS In Netherlands

Among musicians born in Netherlands, Jan Akkerman ranks 7. Before him are André Rieu (1949), Bernard Haitink (1929), Eddie Van Halen (1955), Ton Koopman (1944), Tiësto (1969), and Armin van Buuren (1976). After him are Frans Brüggen (1934), Eduard van Beinum (1900), Candy Dulfer (1969), Alex Van Halen (1953), Adrian Vandenberg (1954), and Edo de Waart (1941).

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