# Kirk Hammett

> Kirk Lee Hammett is an American musician. Hammett has been the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Metallica since 1983; prior to joining Metallica, he co-formed thrash metal band Exodus in 1979. In 2023, Hammett and Metallica bandmate James Hetfield were co-ranked 23rd on Rolling Stone's list of Greatest Guitarists of All Time. In 2009, Hammett was ranked number 15 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.

*American guitarist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/kirk-hammett

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1962-11-18
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 77.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 28.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 90.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #250
- **Category rank:** #227
- **Total followers across platforms:** 59,400

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/KirkHammett (@KirkHammett)
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/kirkhammett/ (@kirkhammett)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/kirkHammett (@kirkHammett)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004987/ (@nm0004987)
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- **YOUTUBE**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYkR-vBusOFfBPXzG3YOCWQ (@@kirkhammett7543, 59,400 followers)

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