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Janick Gers

1957 - Today

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Janick Robert Gers (; born 27 January 1957) is an English musician who is best known as one of the three guitarists in heavy metal band Iron Maiden since 1990. He initially joined to replace Adrian Smith, but remained in the band after Smith rejoined in 1999. Gers was previously a member of Gillan and co-founder of the band White Spirit in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Janick Gers is the 343rd most popular musician (up from 455th in 2019), the 1,301st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,473rd in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Janick Gers ranks 343 out of 3,175. Before him are André Previn, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Sérgio Mendes, Ian Stewart, Gustavo Santaolalla, and Leonid Kogan. After him are Kirk Hammett, PJ Harvey, Marco Hietala, Paul Wittgenstein, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Ian Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Janick Gers ranks 56. Before him are Michael Cretu, Michael Madsen, Georgi Parvanov, Nick Cave, Bamir Topi, and Anna Lindh. After him are John Turturro, Marita Koch, Hwang Kyo-ahn, Yoshihiko Noda, Jan Ceulemans, and Fran Drescher.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Janick Gers ranks 1,301 out of 8,785. Before him are James Anderson (1680), Gareth Jones (1905), Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864), Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1813), John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (1316), and Sarah Brightman (1960). After him are Lord Randolph Churchill (1849), Adrian Newey (1958), Frances Yates (1899), Ranulph Fiennes (1944), PJ Harvey (1969), and Evelyn Waugh (1903).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Janick Gers ranks 77. Before him are Mick Jones (1955), Billy Idol (1955), Ian Curtis (1956), Don Airey (1948), Cozy Powell (1947), and Ian Stewart (1938). After him are PJ Harvey (1969), Ian Anderson (1947), Robert Wyatt (1945), Mark Hollis (1955), Glenn Tipton (1947), and Simon Phillips (1957).

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