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Vinnie Paul

1964 - 2018

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Vincent Paul Abbott (March 11, 1964 – June 22, 2018) was an American musician best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Pantera. He also co-founded Damageplan in 2003 with his younger brother, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, and was a member of Hellyeah for 12 years from 2006 until his death in 2018. Several rock media outlets have ranked Abbott as among the greatest metal drummers of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vinnie Paul is the 1,158th most popular musician (up from 1,271st in 2019), the 6,015th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,254th in 2019) and the 403rd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Vinnie Paul ranks 1,158 out of 3,175. Before him are Helmuth Rilling, John Williams, Pat Martino, Andrej Hoteev, Chris Wolstenholme, and Stanley Clarke. After him are Armand van Helden, Jimmy Bain, José Cura, Alan White, Chester Thompson, and Larry Carlton.

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Among people born in 1964, Vinnie Paul ranks 186. Before him are Thomas Berthold, Lorenzo Staelens, Wael Nader al-Halqi, Ian Ziering, Dot Jones, and LisaGay Hamilton. After him are Sergei Loznitsa, Mark Sheppard, Manuel Jiménez Jiménez, Vreni Schneider, Heike Drechsler, and Emmanuelle Devos. Among people deceased in 2018, Vinnie Paul ranks 261. Before him are Leonid Kadeniuk, André Lerond, Claudio Scimone, Inge Borkh, Kim Yong-chun, and Tomás Maldonado. After him are Jean Bourgain, Sergio Pitol, Alfredo del Águila, Phan Văn Khải, Dave Holland, and Luis Posada Carriles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vinnie Paul ranks 6,015 out of 20,380. Before him are Gustave Gilbert (1911), Christopher Guest (1948), Stand Watie (1806), Henry Knox (1750), Stanley Clarke (1951), and Braun Strowman (1983). After him are Armand van Helden (1970), MC Hammer (1962), Charles Avery (1873), Robert Byrd (1917), Joseph Grew (1880), and JoAnna Garcia (1979).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Vinnie Paul ranks 403. Before him are John Mayer (1977), Jason White (1973), Paul Gilbert (1966), Earl Hines (1903), Pat Martino (1944), and Stanley Clarke (1951). After him are Armand van Helden (1970), Chester Thompson (1948), Larry Carlton (1948), Eric Martin (1960), Mark St. John (1956), and Glenn Danzig (1955).

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