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Kirk Hammett

1962 - Today

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Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Prior to joining Metallica, he co-formed the thrash metal band Exodus in 1979. In 2023, Hammett, along with bandmate James Hetfield, was ranked 23rd on Rolling Stone's list of Greatest Guitarists of All Time. In 2009, Hammett was ranked number 15 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kirk Hammett is the 344th most popular musician (down from 286th in 2019), the 2,104th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,623rd in 2019) and the 95th most popular American Musician.

Kirk Hammett is most famous for being the lead guitarist and songwriter for the heavy metal band Metallica.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kirk Hammett ranks 344 out of 3,175. Before him are Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Sérgio Mendes, Ian Stewart, Gustavo Santaolalla, Leonid Kogan, and Janick Gers. After him are PJ Harvey, Marco Hietala, Paul Wittgenstein, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ian Anderson, and Artur Schnabel.

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Among people born in 1962, Kirk Hammett ranks 54. Before him are Kelly Preston, Emilio Estevez, Ally McCoist, Alessandra Mussolini, Matthew Broderick, and Dina Boluarte. After him are Evander Holyfield, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, François-Henri Pinault, Ales Bialiatski, Bob Odenkirk, and Tony Leung Chiu-wai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kirk Hammett ranks 2,104 out of 20,380. Before him are Eleanor F. Helin (1932), Alice Walker (1944), Henry Hartsfield (1933), John G. Trump (1907), Dorothy Malone (1924), and James Pickens Jr. (1954). After him are Sonny Bono (1935), Harlow Shapley (1885), La Toya Jackson (1956), Robin Cook (1940), Stephen Jay Gould (1941), and Evander Holyfield (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kirk Hammett ranks 95. Before him are Ike Turner (1931), XXXTentacion (1998), Beck (1970), Sean Lennon (1975), Sidney Bechet (1897), and Fats Domino (1928). After him are Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), Jack White (1975), John Densmore (1944), Hugh McDonald (1950), Isaac Hayes (1942), and Jerry Reed (1937).

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