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Chuck D

1960 - Today

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Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), known professionally as Chuck D, is an American rapper, best known as the leader and frontman of the hip-hop group Public Enemy, which he co-founded in 1985 with Flavor Flav. Chuck D is also a member of the rock supergroup Prophets of Rage. He has released several solo albums, most notably Autobiography of Mistachuck (1996). His work with Public Enemy helped create politically and socially conscious hip hop music in the mid-1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Chuck D is the 2,361st most popular singer (down from 2,230th in 2024), the 12,887th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,037th in 2019) and the 668th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Chuck D ranks 2,361 out of 4,381. Before him are Bobby Rydell, Jake Wesley Rogers, Brett Anderson, Graham Parker, Jimmy Dean, and Yui. After him are Clyde McPhatter, Patricia Petibon, Nina Stemme, Nelly Ciobanu, Gucci Mane, and Fred Schneider.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Chuck D ranks 584. Before him are Cumrun Vafa, Ljubomir Radanović, Bruce Baumgartner, Seiko Noda, Konstantin Volkov, and Éric Caritoux. After him are Marin Raykov, Ulf Bengtsson, Didier Van Cauwelaert, Khadija Arib, Andrzej Pałasz, and William Kwong Yu Yeung.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chuck D ranks 12,891 out of 20,380. Before him are Trent Lott (1941), Buzz Osborne (1964), Christopher Ferguson (1961), Elle King (1989), Mustard (1990), and Lisa Raymond (1973). After him are Loudon Wainwright III (1946), Clyde McPhatter (1932), George S. Boutwell (1818), Mary Haas (1910), Adam Shankman (1964), and Anders Holm (1981).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Chuck D ranks 668. Before him are Roddy Ricch (1998), Jam Master Jay (1965), Marcus Mumford (1987), Bobby Rydell (1942), Jake Wesley Rogers (1996), and Jimmy Dean (1928). After him are Clyde McPhatter (1932), Gucci Mane (1980), Fred Schneider (1951), William DuVall (1967), Martika (1969), and Billy Boy Arnold (1935).

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