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Nuno Bettencourt

1966 - Today

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Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt (born September 20, 1966) is a Portuguese-American guitarist. He became known as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme. Bettencourt has recorded a solo album and has founded rock bands including Mourning Widows, DramaGods, and Satellite Party. Rolling Stone ranked him as the 197th-greatest guitarist of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Nuno Bettencourt is the 1,626th most popular musician (down from 1,446th in 2024), the 379th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 350th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nuno Bettencourt ranks 1,626 out of 3,175. Before him are Josef Lhévinne, Blind Willie Johnson, Ronald Brautigam, Janine Jansen, Iryna Bilyk, and Lamberto Gardelli. After him are Nikolai Lugansky, Cliff Martinez, M. M. Keeravani, Bob Bryar, Oliver Nelson, and Darude.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Nuno Bettencourt ranks 267. Before him are Jan Boklöv, Eva LaRue, Attilio Lombardo, Jorge González, Ken Sugimori, and Omar Souleyman. After him are Luis Milla, Lochlyn Munro, Milinko Pantić, Žarko Paspalj, Qin Gang, and Mark Blundell.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Nuno Bettencourt ranks 379 out of 633. Before him are Frederico Paredes (1889), Guerra Junqueiro (1850), Pedro Proença (1970), Eugénio de Andrade (1923), João Palhinha (1995), and João Sassetti (1892). After him are Elisa Ferreira (1955), Aquilino Ribeiro (1885), João Morais (1935), Rui Barros (1965), Félix de Avelar Brotero (1744), and Germano de Figueiredo (1932).

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Among MUSICIANS In Portugal

Among musicians born in Portugal, Nuno Bettencourt ranks 2. Before him are Maria João Pires (1944). After him are Cristina Branco (1972), and Rui Veloso (1957).

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