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John 5

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John William Lowery (born July 31, 1970), known by the stage name John 5, is an American guitarist. Lowery first took the stage name in 1998 when he left David Lee Roth's solo band and joined Marilyn Manson. Lowery later became the guitarist for Rob Zombie, and in 2022, became the touring guitarist for Mötley Crüe, being promoted to a full member the following year. He is also a solo artist having recorded eleven guitar albums: Vertigo (2004), Songs for Sanity (2005), The Devil Knows My Name (2007), Requiem (2008), The Art of Malice (2010), God Told Me To (2012), Careful With That Axe (2014), Season of the Witch (2017), Invasion (2019), Sinner (2021), and Ghost (2025). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). John 5 is the 2,316th most popular musician (up from 2,333rd in 2024), the 12,624th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,516th in 2019) and the 939th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John 5 ranks 2,316 out of 3,175Before him are Kim Thayil, Guy Chambers, Alexander Hacke, Mikael Stanne, Rui Veloso, and Mehdi Hassan. After him are Markus Schulz, Eugene Wright, Ryan Tedder, Hughie Thomasson, Ulf Ekberg, and James Newman.

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Among people born in 1971, John 5 ranks 438Before him are İbrahim Kalın, Slobodan Komljenović, Marco Casagrande, Iben Hjejle, Matthieu Chedid, and Kate Dickie. After him are Ulrich van Gobbel, Frank Leo, Zak Brown, David Khakhaleishvili, Antonio Carlos Ortega, and Tommy Salo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John 5 ranks 12,628 out of 20,380Before him are Katie Nageotte (1991), Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884), Arthur Wightman (1922), Marc Blucas (1972), Neil Gorsuch (1967), and Crystal Reed (1985). After him are Ashley Biden (1981), Raúl Grijalva (1948), Judith Curry (1953), Fitzhugh Lee (1835), Ari Aster (1986), and Ellen Meiksins Wood (1942).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John 5 ranks 939Before him are Jack Johnson (1975), Sufjan Stevens (1975), Wayne Sermon (1984), Les Brown (1912), André 3000 (1975), and Kim Thayil (1960). After him are Eugene Wright (1923), Ryan Tedder (1979), Hughie Thomasson (1952), Slide Hampton (1932), Leon Wilkeson (1952), and Alex Skolnick (1968).