MUSICIAN
Roland Grapow
1959 - Today

Roland Grapow
Roland Grapow (born 30 August 1959 in Hamburg) is a German guitarist and music producer. He is best known for his time in the power metal band Helloween, with which he played for twelve years, after replacing founding member Kai Hansen. He subsequently created the power metal band Masterplan in 2001, which is still active today. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roland Grapow is the 1,529th most popular musician (down from 1,454th in 2019), the 4,854th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,779th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular German Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Roland Grapow ranks 1,529 out of 3,175. Before him are Paul Kossoff, Kee Marcello, Nils Lofgren, D. J. Fontana, Bronisław Kaper, and James P. Johnson. After him are James Jamerson, David Bryan, Anahit Tsitsikian, Brad Whitford, Kenney Jones, and Luther Allison.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul Kossoff
1950 - 1976
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 1,523
Kee Marcello
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1,524
Nils Lofgren
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,525
D. J. Fontana
1931 - 2018
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,526
Bronisław Kaper
1902 - 1983
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,527
James P. Johnson
1894 - 1955
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,528
Roland Grapow
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,529
James Jamerson
1936 - 1983
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,530
David Bryan
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,531
Anahit Tsitsikian
1926 - 1999
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,532
Brad Whitford
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,533
Kenney Jones
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,534
Luther Allison
1939 - 1997
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,535
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Roland Grapow ranks 301. Before him are Surat Huseynov, Rubén Paz, Bob Lazar, César Évora, Mahammed Dionne, and Dylan Baker. After him are Thomas Allofs, Timoleón Jiménez, Jeanette Winterson, Rineke Dijkstra, Craig Armstrong, and Tsitsi Dangarembga.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsSurat Huseynov
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2023
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 295
Rubén Paz
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 296
Bob Lazar
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 297
César Évora
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 298
Mahammed Dionne
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2024
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 299
Dylan Baker
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 300
Roland Grapow
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 301
Thomas Allofs
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 302
Timoleón Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 303
Jeanette Winterson
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 304
Rineke Dijkstra
PHOTOGRAPHER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 305
Craig Armstrong
COMPOSER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 306
Tsitsi Dangarembga
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 307
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Roland Grapow ranks 4,857 out of 7,253. Before him are Hermann Oldenberg (1854), Wolfgang Blochwitz (1941), Walter Behrendt (1914), Serge Gnabry (1995), Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert (1769), and Edgar Reinhardt (1914). After him are Olga Oelkers (1887), Thomas Allofs (1959), Peter Scholl-Latour (1924), Adolf Möller (1877), Marika Kilius (1943), and Carla Bodendorf (1953).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHermann Oldenberg
HISTORIAN
1854 - 1920
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 4,851
Wolfgang Blochwitz
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2005
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 4,852
Walter Behrendt
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1997
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 4,853
Serge Gnabry
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 4,854
Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert
PHYSICIST
1769 - 1824
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 4,855
Edgar Reinhardt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1914 - 1985
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 4,856
Roland Grapow
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 4,857
Olga Oelkers
FENCER
1887 - 1969
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 4,858
Thomas Allofs
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 4,859
Peter Scholl-Latour
WRITER
1924 - 2014
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 4,860
Adolf Möller
ATHLETE
1877 - 1968
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 4,861
Marika Kilius
SKATER
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 4,862
Carla Bodendorf
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 4,863
Among MUSICIANS In Germany
Among musicians born in Germany, Roland Grapow ranks 83. Before him are David Garrett (1980), Thomas Quasthoff (1959), Peter Baltes (1958), Sabine Meyer (1959), Horst Stein (1928), and Francis Buchholz (1954). After him are Reinhold Mack (1901), C418 (1989), Meshell Ndegeocello (1968), Theodore Thomas (1835), Robert Hausmann (1852), and Manuel Göttsching (1952).
David Garrett
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 77
Thomas Quasthoff
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 78
Peter Baltes
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 79
Sabine Meyer
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 80
Horst Stein
1928 - 2008
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 81
Francis Buchholz
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 82
Roland Grapow
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 83
Reinhold Mack
1901 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 84
C418
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 85
Meshell Ndegeocello
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 86
Theodore Thomas
1835 - 1905
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 87
Robert Hausmann
1852 - 1909
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 88
Manuel Göttsching
1952 - 2022
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 89