Pat Smear
Georg Albert Ruthenberg, better known by his stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead guitarist and co-founder of Los Angeles–based punk band The Germs and for being a rhythm guitarist for grunge band Nirvana, and Foo Fighters. After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of Foo Fighters with Smear joining on guitar. Smear left Foo Fighters in 1997 before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005 and being promoted back to a full-time member in 2010.
5 August 1959
Born on the same birth date (5 August 1959): Pete Burns
Born on the same birth day (5 August): Anne Acheson • Cosmin Bărcăuan • Eddie Ojeda • Mary Ritter Beard • Michal Kováč • Nelson Briles • Oskar Merikanto
Born in the same month (August 1959): András Petőcz • Apollonia Kotero • Edwyn Collins • Florent Vollant • Gustavo Cerati • László Szlávics Jr. • Mark Williams (actor) • Michael Kors • Pete Burns • Rosanna Arquette • Steve Levy (politician) • Timothy Shriver