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Axl Rose

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W. Axl Rose ( AK-səl; born William Bruce Rose Jr., February 6, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, and has been the band's sole constant member since its inception in 1985. Possessing a distinctive and powerful wide-ranging voice, Rose has been named one of the greatest singers of all time by various media outlets, including Rolling Stone, NME and Billboard. Born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana, Rose moved to Los Angeles, California, in the early 1980s, where he became active in the local hard rock scene and joined several bands, including Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Axl Rose is the 49th most popular singer (up from 313th in 2019), the 298th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,830th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Axl Rose ranks 49 out of 4,381. Before him are Kanye West, Celine Dion, Beyoncé, Barbra Streisand, Ozzy Osbourne, and Phil Collins. After him are Mireille Mathieu, Jay-Z, Nana Mouskouri, Sammy Davis Jr., Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Jacques Brel.

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Among people born in 1962, Axl Rose ranks 3. Before him are Tom Cruise, and Abdullah II of Jordan. After him are Jordan Peterson, Demi Moore, Jim Carrey, Antony Blinken, Mohammed Omar, Cliff Burton, Ruud Gullit, Jodie Foster, and Frank Rijkaard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Axl Rose ranks 298 out of 20,380. Before him are Jerome Powell (1953), Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934), Ben Roy Mottelson (1926), Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), Jeffrey Epstein (1953), and Pete Conrad (1930). After him are Estée Lauder (1906), George Shultz (1920), Percy Williams Bridgman (1882), Jerry Brown (1938), Calvin Coolidge (1872), and Neilia Hunter Biden (1942).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Axl Rose ranks 21. Before him are Mariah Carey (1969), Johnny Cash (1932), Barry White (1944), Kanye West (1977), Beyoncé (1981), and Barbra Streisand (1942). After him are Jay-Z (1969), Sammy Davis Jr. (1925), James Brown (1933), 50 Cent (1975), Nina Simone (1933), and Joe Dassin (1938).

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