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Richie Sambora

1959 - Today

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Richard Stephen Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013. He and lead singer Jon Bon Jovi formed the main songwriting unit for the band. He has also released three solo albums: Stranger in This Town in 1991, Undiscovered Soul in 1998, and Aftermath of the Lowdown released in September 2012. In 2018, Sambora was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi, and reunited with his former bandmates for a performance at the induction ceremony. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richie Sambora is the 507th most popular musician (down from 464th in 2019), the 2,951st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,466th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richie Sambora ranks 507 out of 3,175. Before him are Annie Fischer, Wojciech Żywny, Eugene Ormandy, Matt Cameron, Igor Oistrakh, and Arthur Grumiaux. After him are Tommy Ramone, Philly Joe Jones, Christoph Eschenbach, Phil Rudd, Randy Rhoads, and Jan Hammer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Richie Sambora ranks 105. Before him are Andrea de Cesaris, Andrey Belousov, Andrew Fire, Marcia Gay Harden, Juha Kankkunen, and Michael P. Anderson. After him are Paul McGrath, Thomas F. Wilson, Stephen Harper, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Helmuth Duckadam, and Majed Abdullah.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richie Sambora ranks 2,951 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael P. Anderson (1959), Nick Holonyak (1928), Julian Schnabel (1951), Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809), Gigi Hadid (1995), and Audre Lorde (1934). After him are Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903), Jim Rogers (1942), Gabe Newell (1962), Jim Davis (1909), Steve Fossett (1944), and Charlie Baker (1956).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Richie Sambora ranks 153. Before him are Steve Morse (1954), Ray Conniff (1916), Joey DeMaio (1954), Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914), Don Henley (1947), and Matt Cameron (1962). After him are Philly Joe Jones (1923), Randy Rhoads (1956), T Bone Burnett (1948), Dennis Wilson (1944), Mike Campbell (1950), and Al Di Meola (1954).

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