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Sam Rivers

1977 - 2025

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Samuel Robert Rivers (September 2, 1977 – October 18, 2025) was an American musician. He was the bassist, backing vocalist and one of the founding members of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Rivers is the 1,658th most popular musician (up from 2,438th in 2024), the 8,705th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,193rd in 2019) and the 619th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sam Rivers ranks 1,658 out of 3,175. Before him are Eliane Elias, Cassandra Wilson, Trilok Gurtu, Toumani Diabaté, Robert Cray, and Carol Kaye. After him are Jim Root, Didier Lockwood, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Maxi Jazz, Mikhail Krug, and Bobby Timmons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Sam Rivers ranks 149. Before him are Antonio Mateu Lahoz, Kal Penn, David Dastmalchian, Jelena Rozga, Makoto Ikeda, and Sarah Biasini. After him are Lana Parrilla, Samantha Cristoforetti, Sébastien Chabal, Bode Miller, The Alchemist, and Aleksandar Živković. Among people deceased in 2025, Sam Rivers ranks 355. Before him are Levan Gachechiladze, Xabier Azkargorta, Peter Yarrow, Lee Tamahori, Rinchen Barsbold, and Robert Jay Lifton. After him are Marina Lewycka, Preta Gil, Nicholas Grimshaw, Jeanna Fine, Alexander Mitta, and Martin Cruz Smith.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Rivers ranks 8,709 out of 20,380. Before him are Carol Kaye (1935), Jonathan Davis (1971), Duncan Gregg (1910), Penny Johnson Jerald (1961), Herman Groman (1882), Duane Jones (1937), Lew Rockwell (1944), and Robert Ellis (1892). After him are Chris Cuomo (1970), Tay Garnett (1894), McLean Stevenson (1927), and Jim Root (1971).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sam Rivers ranks 619. Before him are Hubert Sumlin (1931), Buddy DeFranco (1923), Michael Franks (1944), Cassandra Wilson (1955), Robert Cray (1953), and Carol Kaye (1935). After him are Jim Root (1971), Bobby Timmons (1935), Ramsey Lewis (1935), Hal David (1921), Jerry Cantrell (1966), and Barry McGuire (1935).

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