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Bret Michaels

1963 - Today

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Bret Michael Sychak (born March 15, 1963), known professionally as Bret Michaels, is an American rock musician. He is the frontman of Poison, which has sold over 65 million albums worldwide and 30 million records in the United States. The band has also charted 10 singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and a number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". Besides his career as frontman, he has several solo albums to his credit, including the soundtrack album to the 1998 film A Letter from Death Row in which Michaels starred, wrote and directed, and a rock album, Songs of Life, in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Bret Michaels is the 2,008th most popular musician (up from 2,063rd in 2024), the 10,718th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,709th in 2019) and the 793rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bret Michaels ranks 2,008 out of 3,175. Before him are Bill Berry, Gary Holt, Mick Karn, Nelson Riddle, Keiko Matsui, and Frank Peterson. After him are Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Neil Innes, David Bedford, Cherie Currie, Marina Tchebourkina, and Chris Broderick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Bret Michaels ranks 474. Before him are Joaquim Cruz, Peter Rufai, Bruce Schneier, Frank Peterson, Pablo Berger, and Jozefina Topalli. After him are John Delaney, Roland Wohlfarth, Graham Poll, Olivier Gourmet, Semih Kaplanoğlu, and Maja Gojković.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bret Michaels ranks 10,720 out of 20,380. Before him are William Dickey (1874), Katie Bouman (1989), Keith Szarabajka (1952), Amory Lovins (1947), Elizabeth Dole (1936), and Kate Smith (1907). After him are Nelson W. Aldrich (1841), Charlie Dominici (1951), Jon-Erik Hexum (1957), William Inge (1913), S. David Griggs (1939), and David Costabile (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bret Michaels ranks 793. Before him are Sheila Jordan (1928), Myles Kennedy (1969), Randy Weston (1926), Bill Berry (1958), Gary Holt (1964), and Nelson Riddle (1921). After him are Bonnie "Prince" Billy (1970), Cherie Currie (1959), Chris Broderick (1970), Sylvia Robinson (1935), Albert Heath (1935), and Mamie Smith (1891).

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