MUSICIAN

Shawn Crahan

1969 - Today

Photo of Shawn Crahan

Icon of person Shawn Crahan

Michael Shawn Crahan (born September 24, 1969), more commonly known by his stage persona "Clown", is an American musician. He is the co-founder, percussionist, and only original member remaining of the alternative metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #6. He helped form Slipknot in 1995 alongside bassist Paul Gray and former vocalist Anders Colsefni, although a lot of what Slipknot became came from Paul Gray and Joey Jordison. Crahan is the longest-serving member of the band, and also has extensive involvement with Slipknot's media production and music videos. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Shawn Crahan is the 1,215th most popular musician (up from 1,251st in 2024), the 6,285th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,137th in 2019) and the 430th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Shawn Crahan by language

Loading...

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Shawn Crahan ranks 1,215 out of 3,175. Before him are Gene Clark, John Dolmayan, Joe Henderson, Dave Alexander, Gene Autry, and Bruce Kulick. After him are Mike Bloomfield, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Ronnie Radke, Martin Barre, Tomasz Stańko, and Francis Goya.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Shawn Crahan ranks 174. Before him are Road Dogg, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Andrej Panadić, Hernán Gaviria, Kyoko Kuroda, and Jason Becker. After him are Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Raffaella Petrini, Dana White, Tucker Carlson, Verne Troyer, and Hélène Grimaud.

Others Born in 1969

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Shawn Crahan ranks 6,285 out of 20,380. Before him are Eli Lilly (1838), Gene Autry (1907), Ellsworth Kelly (1923), Bruce Kulick (1953), and Dick Boushka (1934). After him are Rance Howard (1928), Marilynne Robinson (1943), Ed Wynn (1886), Mike Bloomfield (1943), Richard H. Truly (1937), Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856), and Vivien Thomas (1910).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Shawn Crahan ranks 430. Before him are Helen Merrill (1930), Gene Clark (1944), Joe Henderson (1937), Dave Alexander (1947), Gene Autry (1907), and Bruce Kulick (1953). After him are Mike Bloomfield (1943), Ronnie Radke (1983), Grant Green (1935), Fletcher Henderson (1897), Scott LaFaro (1936), and Billy Cox (1939).

American born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous