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Jeff Hanneman

1964 - 2013

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Jeffrey John Hanneman (January 31, 1964 – May 2, 2013) was an American musician, best known as a founding member and co-lead guitarist of the thrash metal band Slayer. Hanneman composed both music and lyrics for every Slayer album until his death in 2013. Born in 1964 in Long Beach, California, Hanneman listened to heavy metal and hardcore punk in his childhood and adolescence. He was working as a telemarketer in 1981 when he met Kerry King, with whom he founded Slayer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeff Hanneman is the 959th most popular musician (down from 667th in 2019), the 5,004th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,400th in 2019) and the 316th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Jeff Hanneman ranks 959 out of 3,175. Before him are John Norum, Karl Bartos, Peter Maxwell Davies, Svend Asmussen, D'arcy Wretzky, and Auguste Franchomme. After him are Eric Dolphy, Valery Afanassiev, Jorge Bolet, Jerry Garcia, Steve Jordan, and Julius Klengel.

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Among people born in 1964, Jeff Hanneman ranks 151. Before him are Pete Ricketts, H.P. Baxxter, John Norum, Francesca Neri, Hank Azaria, and Serhat. After him are Vladimír Weiss, Valentina Vargas, Marius Lăcătuș, Andrew Niccol, Kerry King, and Mladen Mladenović. Among people deceased in 2013, Jeff Hanneman ranks 208. Before him are Aslan Usoyan, Vlatko Marković, Francis Hong Yong-ho, Iain Banks, Gérard de Villiers, and Kevin Ayers. After him are Olga Gyarmati, Tommy Morrison, Gerda Lerner, Miguel Poblet, Arik Einstein, and Hans Hass.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeff Hanneman ranks 5,004 out of 20,380. Before him are Billy Herrington (1969), L. Q. Jones (1927), Kevin Nash (1959), Roscoe Tanner (1951), Edward Feigenbaum (1936), and Stephen Krashen (1941). After him are Wyomia Tyus (1945), Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), Bob Balaban (1945), Ted Williams (1918), John C. Frémont (1813), and Barry Newman (1938).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jeff Hanneman ranks 316. Before him are Charlie Haden (1937), Willie Dixon (1915), T-Bone Walker (1910), Teddy Wilson (1912), Layne Staley (1967), and D'arcy Wretzky (1968). After him are Eric Dolphy (1928), Jerry Garcia (1942), Steve Jordan (1957), Ron McGovney (1962), Fats Waller (1904), and Al Foster (1943).

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