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Kerry King

1964 - Today

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Kerry Ray King (born June 3, 1964) is an American musician, best known for being the co-lead guitarist and songwriter of thrash metal band Slayer. He co-founded the band with Jeff Hanneman in 1981 and is one of two members to stay with the band for its 44-year existence (with the exception of their 2019–2024 hiatus), along with Tom Araya. King is also currently a solo artist, with his debut album From Hell I Rise released in May 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kerry King is the 998th most popular musician (down from 737th in 2019), the 5,200th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,747th in 2019) and the 331st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kerry King ranks 998 out of 3,175. Before him are Corey Taylor, Oscar Hammerstein II, Johann Gottfried Piefke, Kyung Wha Chung, Eddy Grant, and Jordan Rudess. After him are Mick Ronson, Wayne Kramer, Charles Dancla, Benny Carter, Candy Dulfer, and Denny Laine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Kerry King ranks 156. Before him are Serhat, Jeff Hanneman, Vladimír Weiss, Valentina Vargas, Marius Lăcătuș, and Andrew Niccol. After him are Mladen Mladenović, The Boogeyman, Nicola Larini, Daphne Caruana Galizia, Mark Addy, and Tim Blake Nelson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kerry King ranks 5,200 out of 20,380. Before him are George Burns (1896), Sam Wanamaker (1919), Brandon Sanderson (1975), Jordan Rudess (1956), Bobby Jindal (1971), and Ralph Linton (1893). After him are Rick Barry (1944), Charles Mackerras (1925), Brad Bird (1957), Edward Furlong (1977), Joseph Brant (1742), and Alvan Clark (1804).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kerry King ranks 331. Before him are Sam Rivers (1923), Charlie Christian (1916), Al Jardine (1942), Corey Taylor (1973), Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), and Jordan Rudess (1956). After him are Wayne Kramer (1948), Benny Carter (1907), Roy Haynes (1925), Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911), Michael Brecker (1949), and Tom Scott (1948).

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