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Chris Stapleton

1978 - Today

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Christopher Alvin Stapleton (born April 15, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Nashville in 1996 to study for an engineering degree from Vanderbilt University, but dropped out to pursue a career in music. Shortly after, Stapleton signed a contract with Sea Gayle Music to write and publish his music. Stapleton has co-written six number-one singles for other artists on the Hot Country Songs chart including Kenny Chesney's five-week number-one "Never Wanted Nothing More", Josh Turner's "Your Man", George Strait's "Love's Gonna Make It Alright", and Luke Bryan's "Drink a Beer". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Chris Stapleton is the 2,824th most popular musician (down from 2,761st in 2024), the 15,910th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,707th in 2019) and the 1,168th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chris Stapleton ranks 2,824 out of 3,175. Before him are Ana Rucner, Latto, Leszek Możdżer, Wallace Roney, Alessandro Venturella, and Carl Craig. After him are Troy Van Leeuwen, Diodato, Sam Totman, James Dean Bradfield, Pakito, and Pete Wentz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Chris Stapleton ranks 630. Before him are Chen Dong, Joël Epalle, Carl Barât, Edo Maajka, Jang Sung-ho, and Antonio Margarito. After him are Darius Songaila, Stereo Mike, Damien Bonnard, Vala Flosadóttir, Souleymane Diawara, and Ricardo Rocha.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Stapleton ranks 15,917 out of 20,380. Before him are Naked Cowboy (1970), Antonio Margarito (1978), Jessica Stroup (1986), Amber Liu (1992), Melissa Manchester (1951), and Vicki Lewis (1960). After him are Master P (1970), Jodie Sweetin (1982), Ishmael Reed (1938), Gaby Hoffmann (1982), Deion Sanders (1967), and Sendhil Ramamurthy (1974).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chris Stapleton ranks 1,168. Before him are Rocky Gray (1974), John Tempesta (1964), Sterling Campbell (1964), Latto (1998), Wallace Roney (1960), and Carl Craig (1969). After him are Troy Van Leeuwen (1970), Pete Wentz (1979), Stephen Bray (1956), J Mascis (1965), Brendon Urie (1987), and Ani DiFranco (1970).

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