Lead guitarists

The list Lead guitarists includes Tyler Posey, Prince, Alex Turner, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page. The list consists of 923 members and 7 sublists.

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Lead

Chemical element with atomic number 82

American lead guitarists
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- Duane Eddy
Australian lead guitarists
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- Michael Clifford
British lead guitarists
1L, 169T
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Canadian lead guitarists
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German lead guitarists
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Japanese lead guitarists
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Swedish lead guitarists
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1.

Tyler Posey

American actor

Overview: Tyler Garcia Posey (born October 18, 1991) is an American actor and musician who is known for his role as Scott McCall on the MTV series Teen Wolf (2011–2017).

Date of birth: 18 October 1991

Age: 33

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Liv Marsico (Married)

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21st-century American male musicians 5,126T

21st-century male musicians 9,705T

Guitarists from California 594T
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Michael Jackson

American, Singer

Overview: Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Known as the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural ...

Date of birth: 29 August 1958

Date of death: 25 June 2009

Age: 50 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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American HIV/AIDS activists 269T

American child pop musicians 106T

American dance-pop musicians 69T
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Prince

American musician (1958–2016)

Overview: Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation, Prince was known ...

Date of birth: 7 June 1958

Date of death: 21 April 2016

Age: 57 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 289T

Singer-songwriters from Minnesota 97T

20th-century African-American male singers 980T
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Lenny Kravitz

American, Singer

Overview: Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae ...

Date of birth: 26 May 1964

Age: 61

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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American rhythm guitarists 182T

American lead guitarists 435T

20th-century African-American male actors 912T
5.

Alex Turner

British musician (born 1986)

Overview: Alexander David Turner (born 6 January 1986) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman and principal songwriter of the rock band Arctic Monkeys ...

Date of birth: 6 January 1986

Age: 39

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Louise Verneuil (Dating)

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The Last Shadow Puppets members 4T

English male guitarists 922T

English male singer-songwriters 751T
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Jimi Hendrix

American guitarist (1942–1970)

Overview: James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and ...

Date of birth: 27 November 1942

Date of death: 18 September 1970

Age: 27 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Kings of Rhythm members 24T

Gypsy Sun and Rainbows members 6T

Barbiturates-related deaths 101T
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Jimmy Page

English guitarist (born 1944)

Overview: James Patrick Page OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band ...

Date of birth: 9 January 1944

Age: 81

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Skiffle musicians 18T

Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends members 7T

XYZ (English band) members 4T
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John Frusciante

American guitarist (born 1970)

Overview: John Anthony Frusciante ( ; born March 5, 1970) is an American musician best known as the guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He has also released 12 solo albums and seven EPs.

Date of birth: 5 March 1970

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Marcia Pinna (Dating)

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Record Collection artists 18T

Warpaint (band) 2T

Birdman Records artists 16T
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Benji Madden

American musician

Overview: Benjamin Levi Madden (né Combs; born March 11, 1979) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the band Good Charlotte, as well as pop ...

Date of birth: 11 March 1979

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Cameron Diaz (Married)

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Guitarists from Maryland 50T

American male guitarists 4,296T

Twin musicians 106T
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Lita Ford

American rock guitarist and singer (born 1958)

Overview: Lita Rossana Ford (born 19 September 1958) is an English-born guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s, and then embarked ...

Date of birth: 19 September 1958

Age: 66

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Long Beach Polytechnic High School alumni 144T

Steamhammer Records artists 9T

20th-century American women guitarists 269T
11.

Slash

British-American guitarist

Overview: Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), known professionally as Slash, is a British and American musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide ...

Date of birth: 23 July 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Meegan Hodges (Long-Term)

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Musicians from Hampstead 30T

Musicians from Stoke-on-Trent 14T

English male songwriters 1,064T
12.

Kurt Cobain

American rock musician (1967–1994)

Overview: Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the rock band Nirvana. Regarded as a Generation X icon ...

Date of birth: 20 February 1967

Date of death: 5 April 1994

Age: 27 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Washington (state) 110T

20th-century American male singers 1,898T

20th-century diarists 182T
13.

Eric Clapton

English guitarist, singer, and songwriter (born 1945)

Overview: Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and se ...

Date of birth: 30 March 1945

Age: 80

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse members 5T

English male guitarists 868T

All-Stars (band) members 15T
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Dave Navarro

American musician

Overview: David Michael Navarro (born June 7, 1967) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. He is a member of rock band Jane's Addiction (four studio albums) and a former ...

Date of birth: 7 June 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Vanessa Dubasso (Married)

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American critics of Christianity 72T

The Panic Channel members 4T

Deconstruction (band) members 3T
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Keith Urban

Australian musician

Overview: Keith Lionel Urban AO (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and record producer. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, charting four singles in Australia before moving to ...

Date of birth: 26 October 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Nicole Kidman (Married)

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20th-century Australian male singers 104T

21st-century Australian male singers 177T

People named in the Paradise Papers 168T
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Richie Sambora

American musician (born 1959)

Overview: Richard Stephen Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi for 30 years. Sambora and lead singer ...

Date of birth: 11 July 1959

Age: 65

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Woodbridge High School (New Jersey) alumni 11T

Guitarists from New Jersey 187T

20th-century American guitarists 3,517T
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Kid Cudi

American rapper and singer (born 1984)

Overview: Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), better known by his stage name Kid Cudi (often stylized as KiD CuDi), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and record ...

Date of birth: 30 January 1984

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Lola Abecassis (Engaged)

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Universal Motown Records artists 75T

21st-century male singers 6,386T

Grammy Award winners for rap music 107T
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DJ Ashba

Musical artist

Overview: Daren Jay Ashba (born November 10, 1972) is an American musician, guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. He is currently the lead guitarist in Sixx:A.M.. He is also known for his ...

Date of birth: 10 November 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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People from Fairbury, Illinois 10T

Guitarists from Indiana 61T

People from Monticello, Indiana 11T
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Matt Bellamy

English singer-songwriter

Date of birth: 9 June 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Elle Evans (Married)

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21st-century English singers 1,386T

Alternative rock pianists 27T

Alternative rock guitarists 248T
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Tom Keifer

American rock musician

Overview: Carl Thomas Keifer (born January 26, 1961, in Springfield, Pennsylvania) is an American vocalist and guitarist for the band Cinderella.

Date of birth: 26 January 1961

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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20th-century American keyboardists 311T

21st-century American keyboardists 488T

People from Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania 17T