MUSICIAN
Lars Ulrich
1963 - Today

Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich ( ; Danish: [ˈlɑːs ˈulˀʁek]; born 26 December 1963) is a Danish musician who is the drummer and a founding member of American heavy metal band Metallica. Along with James Hetfield, Ulrich has songwriting credits on almost all of the band's songs, and the two of them are the only remaining original members of the band. The son and grandson respectively of tennis players Torben and Einer Ulrich, he played tennis in his youth and moved to Los Angeles at age 16 to train professionally. However, rather than playing tennis, Ulrich began playing drums. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lars Ulrich is the 286th most popular musician (down from 271st in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 135th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Musician.
Lars Ulrich is most famous for being the drummer for the heavy metal band Metallica.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Lars Ulrich ranks 286 out of 3,175. Before him are Peter Tosh, Roy Harper, Tansen, Paul Stanley, András Schiff, and Henryk Szeryng. After him are Jaco Pastorius, Émile Waldteufel, Eddie Van Halen, Bruno Mars, Bill Wyman, and Larry Mullen Jr..
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPeter Tosh
1944 - 1987
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 280
Roy Harper
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 281
Tansen
1493 - 1493
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 282
Paul Stanley
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 283
András Schiff
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 284
Henryk Szeryng
1918 - 1988
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 285
Lars Ulrich
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 286
Jaco Pastorius
1951 - 1987
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 287
Émile Waldteufel
1837 - 1915
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 288
Eddie Van Halen
1955 - 2020
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 289
Bruno Mars
1985 - Present
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 290
Bill Wyman
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 291
Larry Mullen Jr.
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 292
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Lars Ulrich ranks 44. Before him are Borut Pahor, Xuxa, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Mike Powell, Geert Wilders, and Yair Lapid. After him are Emmanuelle Béart, Elisabeth Shue, Til Schweiger, Hideo Kojima, Brigitte Nielsen, and Helen Hunt.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsBorut Pahor
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 38
Xuxa
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 39
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 40
Mike Powell
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 41
Geert Wilders
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 42
Yair Lapid
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 43
Lars Ulrich
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 44
Emmanuelle Béart
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 45
Elisabeth Shue
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 46
Til Schweiger
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 47
Hideo Kojima
GAME DESIGNER
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 48
Brigitte Nielsen
MODEL
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 49
Helen Hunt
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 50
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Lars Ulrich ranks 146 out of 1,032. Before him are Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891), Theophil Hansen (1813), Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783), Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776), Wilhelm Johannsen (1857), and Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (1485). After him are Connie Nielsen (1965), Erik Bruhn (1928), Brigitte Nielsen (1963), Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858), Morten Olsen (1949), and Adam Oehlenschläger (1779).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsOle Kirk Christiansen
BUSINESSPERSON
1891 - 1958
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 140
Theophil Hansen
ARCHITECT
1813 - 1891
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 141
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
PAINTER
1783 - 1853
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 142
Barthold Georg Niebuhr
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1831
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 143
Wilhelm Johannsen
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1927
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 144
Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1485 - 1555
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 145
Lars Ulrich
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 146
Connie Nielsen
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 147
Erik Bruhn
ACTOR
1928 - 1986
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 148
Brigitte Nielsen
MODEL
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 149
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1939
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 150
Morten Olsen
COACH
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 151
Adam Oehlenschläger
WRITER
1779 - 1850
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 152
Among MUSICIANS In Denmark
Among musicians born in Denmark, Lars Ulrich ranks 2. Before him are Victor Borge (1909). After him are Jørgen Ingmann (1925), Jacob Gade (1879), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946), Svend Asmussen (1916), Ole Beich (1955), Michala Petri (1958), Kai Winding (1922), John Tchicai (1936), Flemming Rasmussen (1958), and Trentemøller (1972).
Victor Borge
1909 - 2000
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 1
Lars Ulrich
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 2
Jørgen Ingmann
1925 - 2015
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 3
Jacob Gade
1879 - 1963
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 4
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
1946 - 2005
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 5
Svend Asmussen
1916 - 2017
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 6
Ole Beich
1955 - 1991
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 7
Michala Petri
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 8
Kai Winding
1922 - 1983
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 9
John Tchicai
1936 - 2012
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 10
Flemming Rasmussen
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 11
Trentemøller
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 12