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Richard Fortus

1966 - Today

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Richard Fortus (born November 17, 1966) is an American guitarist. He has been a member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses since 2002 and has recorded one studio album with them. Fortus has also collaborated extensively with The Psychedelic Furs frontman Richard Butler and former Guns N' Roses bandmate Frank Ferrer. Aside from lead singer Axl Rose and keyboardist Dizzy Reed, Fortus is the longest-tenured member of Guns N' Roses, having been with the band continuously since 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Richard Fortus is the 1,423rd most popular musician (up from 1,991st in 2024), the 7,389th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,263rd in 2019) and the 526th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richard Fortus ranks 1,423 out of 3,175. Before him are František Ondříček, Arthur Crudup, Mana, Kate Pierson, Abraham Laboriel, and Andrei Gavrilov. After him are Marty Balin, Herbie Mann, Tim Hardin, Karin Dreijer, Edgar Winter, and Bob James.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Richard Fortus ranks 211. Before him are Jörgen Persson, Donal Logue, Sayuri Yamaguchi, Natja Brunckhorst, Harri Rovanperä, and Robert C. O'Brien. After him are Suleyman Kerimov, Christian Kern, Linn Ullmann, Stefan Raab, Pavel Filip, and Tihomir Orešković.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Fortus ranks 7,390 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Giacchino (1967), Edward Cook (1888), Jon Stewart (1962), John Kassir (1957), and Cameron Crowe (1957). After him are Mel Sheppard (1883), Joseph Engelberger (1925), Marty Balin (1942), Sean Patrick Flanery (1965), Sophia Bush (1982), Mary Oliver (1935), and Robert Taylor (1932).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Richard Fortus ranks 526. Before him are Wynton Kelly (1931), Mike Dirnt (1972), Country Joe McDonald (1942), Leslie West (1945), Arthur Crudup (1905), and Kate Pierson (1948). After him are Marty Balin (1942), Herbie Mann (1930), Tim Hardin (1941), Edgar Winter (1946), Bob James (1939), and Steve Di Giorgio (1967).

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