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Chrissie Hynde

1951 - Today

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Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American-British singer, songwriter and musician. She is a founding member of the rock band the Pretenders and is the band's lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter; she and drummer Martin Chambers are the band's two remaining original members. Hynde is the only continuous member of the Pretenders, having appeared on every studio album released by the band. Hynde formed the Pretenders in Hereford, England, in 1978, with Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott and Chambers. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chrissie Hynde is the 751st most popular musician (up from 765th in 2019), the 4,123rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,854th in 2019) and the 236th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chrissie Hynde ranks 751 out of 3,175. Before her are Steve Gadd, Brian Bennett, Ingrid Haebler, Lang Lang, Max Cavalera, and McCoy Tyner. After her are Jack Sherman, Ahmad Jamal, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Tom Araya, Danko Jones, and Link Wray.

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Among people born in 1951, Chrissie Hynde ranks 187. Before her are Christopher Cross, Mick Mars, Bernardo Atxaga, Jesse Ventura, Emmanuel Sanon, and Martin Brest. After her are Ahron Daum, Manfred Winkelhock, Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa, Dave Benton, Arkady Rotenberg, and Ivars Godmanis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chrissie Hynde ranks 4,123 out of 20,380. Before her are Leonard Adleman (1945), Carl Wilson (1946), Eric Roth (1945), Sewall Wright (1889), Patrick Wayne (1939), and Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850). After her are John Ashbery (1927), Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895), Jedediah Smith (1799), Maggie Gyllenhaal (1977), Julie Newmar (1933), and Grace Coolidge (1879).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chrissie Hynde ranks 236. Before her are Stewart Copeland (1952), Desmond Child (1953), Tim Buckley (1947), Johnny Horton (1925), Steve Gadd (1945), and McCoy Tyner (1938). After her are Jack Sherman (1956), Ahmad Jamal (1930), Link Wray (1929), Kenny Clarke (1914), Todd Rundgren (1948), and Sly Stone (1943).

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