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Chad Smith

1961 - Today

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Chad Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who is the drummer of the rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Smith has played with the Chili Peppers since 1988, appearing on ten of the band's studio albums and becoming the band's longest-serving drummer in its history. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Smith is also the drummer of the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot, formed in 2008, and of the all-instrumental outfit Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, formed in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chad Smith is the 657th most popular musician (down from 508th in 2019), the 3,694th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,668th in 2019) and the 200th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chad Smith ranks 657 out of 3,175. Before him are Mike Ratledge, Joan Jett, Antonio Bazzini, Myung-whun Chung, Euronymous, and Emanuel Feuermann. After him are Jörg Demus, Gaspara Stampa, Rezső Seress, Clifford Brown, Wendy Carlos, and Axel Rudi Pell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Chad Smith ranks 111. Before him are Ghislaine Maxwell, Sergei Aleinikov, Safra Catz, Frans Timmermans, Eric Stoltz, and Dylan McDermott. After him are Bonnie Hunt, Abdourahamane Tchiani, Franky Van der Elst, Reggie Fils-Aimé, Riad al-Asaad, and Jacky Cheung.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chad Smith ranks 3,694 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Sears (1861), Tom Peters (1942), Denise Richards (1971), Kirk Acevedo (1971), Elizabeth Monroe (1768), and James P. Allison (1948). After him are Barbara Jones (1937), Blake Lively (1987), Elizabeth Roemer (1929), David Ogden Stiers (1942), Richard Lester (1932), and Teresa Wright (1918).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chad Smith ranks 200. Before him are Wes Montgomery (1923), Van Cliburn (1934), Tyler, the Creator (1991), Gerry Mulligan (1927), Archie Shepp (1937), and Joan Jett (1958). After him are Clifford Brown (1930), Wendy Carlos (1939), Curtis Mayfield (1942), Ben Webster (1909), Tico Torres (1953), and Tom Fogerty (1941).

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