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Tom Hamilton

1951 - Today

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Thomas William Hamilton (born December 31, 1951) is an American musician and songwriter who serves as the bassist for the hard rock bands Aerosmith and Close Enemies. Hamilton has regularly co-written songs for Aerosmith, including two of the band's biggest successes: "Sweet Emotion" (1975) and "Janie's Got a Gun" (1989). Hamilton occasionally plays guitar (e.g. "Uncle Salty", "Sick as a Dog"), sings backing vocals (e.g. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Hamilton is the 1,264th most popular musician (down from 1,103rd in 2024), the 6,512th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,384th in 2019) and the 455th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tom Hamilton ranks 1,264 out of 3,175. Before him are Manfred Eicher, Vinnie Colaiuta, Clark Terry, Trent Reznor, Ewa Demarczyk, and Klaus Doldinger. After him are Jaki Liebezeit, Mitski, Gary Peacock, K3, Geoff Downes, and Laurindo Almeida.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Tom Hamilton ranks 331. Before him are Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Nitish Kumar, Anna Dymna, Shoshana Zuboff, Claudio Baglioni, and Mary Lambert. After him are Andrei Kozyrev, Leonid Tibilov, Ivar Formo, Ulf Andersson, Domitien Ndayizeye, and Barry Van Dyke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Hamilton ranks 6,513 out of 20,380. Before him are Susan Anspach (1942), Michael Cohen (1966), Mary Lambert (1951), Gale Anne Hurd (1955), Thomas Hampson (1955), and Kristin Bauer van Straten (1966). After him are Arlie Russell Hochschild (1940), Michael Dell (1965), Mike Barrett (1943), Ian Keith (1899), Herman Daly (1938), and Peter H. Gilmore (1958).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tom Hamilton ranks 455. Before him are Richard Marx (1963), Daryl Hall (1946), Jimmy Cobb (1929), Vinnie Colaiuta (1956), Clark Terry (1920), and Trent Reznor (1965). After him are Gary Peacock (1935), Pat Smear (1959), Paul Gray (1972), Thurston Moore (1958), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), and Albert Collins (1932).

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