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Chester Bennington

1976 - 2017

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Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer who was the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead vocalist of Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise, and Stone Temple Pilots at various points in his career. Bennington first gained prominence as a vocalist following the release of Linkin Park's debut album, Hybrid Theory (2000), which was a worldwide commercial success. The album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2005, making it the bestselling debut album of the decade, as well as one of the few albums ever to achieve that many sales. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chester Bennington is the 150th most popular singer (up from 166th in 2019), the 1,055th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,050th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Singer.

Chester bennington is most famous for being the lead singer of Linkin Park.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Chester Bennington ranks 150 out of 4,381. Before him are Sandra, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Bing Crosby, Jenny Lind, Grace Jones, and Little Richard. After him are Thomas Anders, Carmen Miranda, Suzi Quatro, Enya, Esma Redžepova, and Kris Kristofferson.

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Among people born in 1976, Chester Bennington ranks 9. Before him are Reese Witherspoon, Yuval Noah Harari, Andriy Shevchenko, Alexei Navalny, Abiy Ahmed, and Simone Inzaghi. After him are Cillian Murphy, Judit Polgár, Clarence Seedorf, Ramzan Kadyrov, Michael Ballack, and Guti. Among people deceased in 2017, Chester Bennington ranks 44. Before him are Mauno Koivisto, Tzvetan Todorov, Louise Hay, Liliane Bettencourt, Emmanuelle Riva, and Powers Boothe. After him are Lotfi A. Zadeh, Albert Speer, Kenneth Arrow, George A. Romero, Derek Walcott, and Ryke Geerd Hamer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chester Bennington ranks 1,055 out of 20,380. Before him are Little Richard (1932), William T. G. Morton (1819), Arthur Kornberg (1918), Haldan Keffer Hartline (1903), Douglass North (1920), and René Auberjonois (1940). After him are Gertrude Ederle (1905), David Bohm (1992), Joe Morton (1947), Sylvia Earle (1935), Jonathan Banks (1947), and John Hopfield (1933).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Chester Bennington ranks 61. Before him are Selena (1971), Art Garfunkel (1941), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), DMX (1970), Bing Crosby (1903), and Little Richard (1932). After him are Suzi Quatro (1950), Kris Kristofferson (1936), Tori Amos (1963), Kenny Rogers (1938), Toni Braxton (1967), and Florence Foster Jenkins (1868).

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