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Criss Oliva

1963 - 1993

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Christopher Michael Oliva (April 3, 1963 – October 17, 1993) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Savatage. During his lifetime, he released seven studio albums and one EP with the band. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Criss Oliva is the 2,146th most popular musician (up from 2,350th in 2019), the 11,529th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,626th in 2019) and the 858th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Criss Oliva ranks 2,146 out of 3,175. Before him are Kelly Johnson, Leslie Bricusse, Naomi Munakata, Dominic Howard, WestBam, and Bill Laswell. After him are Uri Caine, Boris Brejcha, Arcadi Volodos, Yip Harburg, Hiromi Uehara, and Patricia Barber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Criss Oliva ranks 505. Before him are Tim DeKay, Terry Farrell, Stephen Tataw, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Peter Stamm, and Boris Nadezhdin. After him are Marcus Nispel, Kevin Chamberlin, Timothy Kopra, Urjit Patel, Malcolm Gladwell, and Lisa Nowak. Among people deceased in 1993, Criss Oliva ranks 282. Before him are Evelyn Venable, Harvey Kurtzman, Mia Zapata, Penaia Ganilau, Evelyne Hall, and Glenn Corbett. After him are Vladimir Barmin, Ethelwynn Trewavas, Daulat Singh Kothari, Rok Petrovič, Ion Negoițescu, and Oodgeroo Noonuccal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Criss Oliva ranks 11,531 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Lachman (1948), Glen Powell (1988), April Bowlby (1980), John J. Crittenden (1787), Scott Grimes (1971), and Bill Laswell (1955). After him are Barbara Anderson (1945), Helen Wainwright (1906), Aaron Carter (1987), Anthony Rapp (1971), Jim Loscutoff (1930), and Martha Coolidge (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Criss Oliva ranks 858. Before him are Mose Allison (1927), Mitch Lucker (1984), Paul Winter (1939), Josh Homme (1973), Roger Miller (1936), and Bill Laswell (1955). After him are Uri Caine (1956), Yip Harburg (1896), Patricia Barber (1955), Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (1964), Dennis Chambers (1959), and Victor Wooten (1964).

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