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Pat Smear

1959 - Today

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Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by his stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He was the lead guitarist and co-founder of Los Angeles–based punk band The Germs and a rhythm guitarist for grunge band Nirvana (which he joined as a touring guitarist in 1993). After Nirvana disbanded following the death of frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to form Foo Fighters, with Smear joining on guitar. Smear left the band in 1997 before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005 and being promoted back to a full-time member in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Pat Smear is the 1,272nd most popular musician (down from 1,061st in 2024), the 6,566th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,187th in 2019) and the 457th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pat Smear ranks 1,272 out of 3,175. Before him are Mitski, Gary Peacock, K3, Geoff Downes, Laurindo Almeida, and Christian Zacharias. After him are Vitas, Paul Gray, Alexi Laiho, Thurston Moore, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, and Albert Collins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Pat Smear ranks 240. Before him are Alexander Lebedev, Fernando Chalana, Marcos Alonso, Nir Barkat, Stephen Roche, and Satoshi Miyauchi. After him are Aleksandar Petrović, Christian Bach, Janusz Kamiński, Viktoria Mullova, Victoire Tomegah Dogbé, and Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pat Smear ranks 6,567 out of 20,380. Before him are Helen Levitt (1913), Jesse James (1969), George C. Homans (1910), Shonda Rhimes (1970), Colm Feore (1958), and Otis Davis (1932). After him are Schelte J. Bus (1956), Robert Barro (1944), Peter Riegert (1947), Robert Ridgway (1850), Arthur Shaw (1886), and Diane Ackerman (1948).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Pat Smear ranks 457. Before him are Jimmy Cobb (1929), Vinnie Colaiuta (1956), Clark Terry (1920), Trent Reznor (1965), Tom Hamilton (1951), and Gary Peacock (1935). After him are Paul Gray (1972), Thurston Moore (1958), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Albert Collins (1932), Julius Katchen (1926), and Noodles (1963).

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