MUSICIAN
Rudy Sarzo
1950 - Today

Rudy Sarzo
Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont (born November 18, 1950) is a Cuban-American musician. He remains best known as the bassist for Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, and has also played with several well known heavy metal and hard rock acts including Manic Eden, Dio, Blue Öyster Cult, Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche, Devil City Angels, and the Guess Who. He re-joined Quiet Riot in 2021. He is the sole remaining member from the band's “Metal Health” lineup. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudy Sarzo is the 1,510th most popular musician (down from 1,474th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Cuba (down from 117th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Cuban Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Rudy Sarzo ranks 1,510 out of 3,175. Before him are Lester Bowie, Chris Stein, Robben Ford, Patrick Moraz, Oscar Pettiford, and Damian Marley. After him are Brendan O'Brien, George Winston, Jimmy Buffett, Zhanna Bichevskaya, Truls Mørk, and Vlatko Stefanovski.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLester Bowie
1941 - 1999
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 1,504
Chris Stein
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,505
Robben Ford
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1,506
Patrick Moraz
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1,507
Oscar Pettiford
1922 - 1960
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1,508
Damian Marley
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 1,509
Rudy Sarzo
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 1,510
Brendan O'Brien
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 1,511
George Winston
1949 - 2023
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 1,512
Jimmy Buffett
1946 - 2023
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 1,513
Zhanna Bichevskaya
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 1,514
Truls Mørk
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 1,515
Vlatko Stefanovski
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 1,516
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Rudy Sarzo ranks 434. Before him are Renato Zero, Lepo Sumera, Arianna Huffington, Larry Drake, Chris Stein, and Kessai Note. After him are Volkan Bozkır, Gabriele Salvatores, Wendie Malick, Takao Kawaguchi, Paul Kossoff, and Mohamed Wali Akeik.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsRenato Zero
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 428
Lepo Sumera
COMPOSER
1950 - 2000
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 429
Arianna Huffington
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 430
Larry Drake
ACTOR
1950 - 2016
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 431
Chris Stein
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 432
Kessai Note
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 433
Rudy Sarzo
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 434
Volkan Bozkır
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 435
Gabriele Salvatores
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 436
Wendie Malick
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 437
Takao Kawaguchi
MARTIAL ARTS
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 438
Paul Kossoff
MUSICIAN
1950 - 1976
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 439
Mohamed Wali Akeik
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 440
In Cuba
Among people born in Cuba, Rudy Sarzo ranks 122 out of 300. Before him are Carmen Herrera (1915), Juan Tuñas (1917), Emilio Correa (1953), Daína Chaviano (1957), Carlos Manuel Piedra (1895), and César Évora (1959). After him are Arturo Sandoval (1949), Michael Aris (1946), Tony Plana (1952), Javier Perez-Capdevila (1963), José Antonio Rodríguez (1915), and Cachao (1918).
Others born in Cuba
Go to all RankingsCarmen Herrera
PAINTER
1915 - 2022
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 116
Juan Tuñas
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2011
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 117
Emilio Correa
BOXER
1953 - 2024
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 118
Daína Chaviano
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 119
Carlos Manuel Piedra
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1988
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 120
César Évora
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 121
Rudy Sarzo
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 122
Arturo Sandoval
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 123
Michael Aris
HISTORIAN
1946 - 1999
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 124
Tony Plana
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 125
Javier Perez-Capdevila
MATHEMATICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 126
José Antonio Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1978
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 127
Cachao
COMPOSER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 128
Among MUSICIANS In Cuba
Among musicians born in Cuba, Rudy Sarzo ranks 12. Before him are Pío Leyva (1917), Rico Rodriguez (1934), Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), Dave Lombardo (1965), and Paquito D'Rivera (1948). After him are Arturo Sandoval (1949), Aurelio Voltaire (1967), Armando Peraza (1924), and Malú Trevejo (2002).
Pío Leyva
1917 - 2006
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 6
Rico Rodriguez
1934 - 2015
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 7
Jorge Bolet
1914 - 1990
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 8
Eliades Ochoa
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 9
Dave Lombardo
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 10
Paquito D'Rivera
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 11
Rudy Sarzo
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 12
Arturo Sandoval
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 13
Aurelio Voltaire
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 14
Armando Peraza
1924 - 2014
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 15
Malú Trevejo
2002 - Present
HPI: 31.04
Rank: 16