MUSICIAN
Wolf Hoffmann
1959 - Today

Wolf Hoffmann
Wolf Hoffmann (born 10 December 1959) is a German musician, primarily known as the guitarist and last remaining original member of heavy metal band Accept since 1976. His work in Accept influenced the development of speed metal genre. He is also one of the first players of neoclassical metal. Hoffmann has played in all Accept's line-ups since 1976. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolf Hoffmann is the 968th most popular musician (up from 982nd in 2019), the 3,640th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,769th in 2019) and the 54th most popular German Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Wolf Hoffmann ranks 968 out of 3,175. Before him are Jorge Bolet, Jerry Garcia, Steve Jordan, Julius Klengel, Ludwig Göransson, and Adam Clayton. After him are Bernhard Romberg, Steven Wilson, Eliades Ochoa, Jean-Luc Ponty, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Marco Di Meco.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJorge Bolet
1914 - 1990
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 962
Jerry Garcia
1942 - 1995
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 963
Steve Jordan
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 964
Julius Klengel
1859 - 1933
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 965
Ludwig Göransson
1984 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 966
Adam Clayton
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 967
Wolf Hoffmann
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 968
Bernhard Romberg
1767 - 1841
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 969
Steven Wilson
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 970
Eliades Ochoa
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 971
Jean-Luc Ponty
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 972
Abdullah Ibrahim
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 973
Marco Di Meco
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 974
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Wolf Hoffmann ranks 181. Before him are Patrick Bruel, Stephen Chow, Nobuko Jashima, Kevin Nash, Jaime Rodríguez, and Robert Barron. After him are Erwin Vandenbergh, Caroline Goodall, Hovik Abrahamyan, Dave Schultz, Gustavo Cerati, and Éric Serra.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsPatrick Bruel
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 175
Stephen Chow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 176
Nobuko Jashima
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 177
Kevin Nash
WRESTLER
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 178
Jaime Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 179
Robert Barron
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 180
Wolf Hoffmann
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 181
Erwin Vandenbergh
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 182
Caroline Goodall
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 183
Hovik Abrahamyan
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 184
Dave Schultz
WRESTLER
1959 - 1996
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 185
Gustavo Cerati
MUSICIAN
1959 - 2014
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 186
Éric Serra
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 187
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wolf Hoffmann ranks 3,642 out of 7,253. Before him are Julius Klengel (1859), Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1848), Princess Pilar of Bavaria (1891), E. A. Dupont (1891), Percy Adlon (1935), and Yaakov Litzman (1948). After him are Joseph Wendel (1901), Pief Panofsky (1919), Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (1712), Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp (1630), Bernhard Romberg (1767), and Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg (1804).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJulius Klengel
MUSICIAN
1859 - 1933
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,636
Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1848 - 1894
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,637
Princess Pilar of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1987
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,638
E. A. Dupont
FILM DIRECTOR
1891 - 1956
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,639
Percy Adlon
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,640
Yaakov Litzman
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,641
Wolf Hoffmann
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,642
Joseph Wendel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1960
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,643
Pief Panofsky
PHYSICIST
1919 - 2007
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,644
Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1772
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,645
Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1630 - 1680
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,646
Bernhard Romberg
MUSICIAN
1767 - 1841
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,647
Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1852
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 3,648
Among MUSICIANS In Germany
Among musicians born in Germany, Wolf Hoffmann ranks 54. Before him are Herbert Grönemeyer (1956), Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach (1715), Gottfried Heinrich Bach (1724), Michael Weikath (1962), Karl Bartos (1952), and Julius Klengel (1859). After him are Bernhard Romberg (1767), Peter Winter (1754), Sophie Menter (1846), Max von Schillings (1868), Helmuth Rilling (1933), and Adolf Busch (1891).
Herbert Grönemeyer
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 48
Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach
1715 - 1739
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 49
Gottfried Heinrich Bach
1724 - 1763
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 50
Michael Weikath
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 51
Karl Bartos
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 52
Julius Klengel
1859 - 1933
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 53
Wolf Hoffmann
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 54
Bernhard Romberg
1767 - 1841
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 55
Peter Winter
1754 - 1825
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 56
Sophie Menter
1846 - 1918
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 57
Max von Schillings
1868 - 1933
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 58
Helmuth Rilling
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 59
Adolf Busch
1891 - 1952
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 60