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Dave Alexander

1947 - 1975

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David Michael Alexander (June 3, 1947 – February 10, 1975) was an American musician, best known as the original bassist for influential proto-punk band The Stooges. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 as a member of The Stooges. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Dave Alexander is the 1,212th most popular musician (down from 1,082nd in 2024), the 6,276th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,320th in 2019) and the 427th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dave Alexander ranks 1,212 out of 3,175. Before him are Helen Merrill, Edoardo Bennato, Paul Bley, Gene Clark, John Dolmayan, and Joe Henderson. After him are Gene Autry, Bruce Kulick, Shawn Crahan, Mike Bloomfield, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, and Ronnie Radke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Dave Alexander ranks 446. Before him are Warren Clarke, Amos Biwott, Pete Ham, Gerald McRaney, Arlo Guthrie, and Christian Piot. After him are Tristan Murail, Marinho Peres, Camille Paglia, Vladimir Oravsky, Hans Ooft, and Veríssimo Correia Seabra. Among people deceased in 1975, Dave Alexander ranks 167. Before him are Bruno Müller, Mark Donohue, Pete Ham, Antonín Vodička, Krešimir Baranović, and Marc Wright. After him are James Blish, Gary Thain, Louis Jordan, Therese Giehse, Glenn Hardin, and Minas Avetisyan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dave Alexander ranks 6,277 out of 20,380. Before him are Frederick Lorz (1884), Glen A. Larson (1937), Joe Henderson (1937), Harry Hamlin (1951), Chris Farley (1964), and Niles Eldredge (1943). After him are Robert Mills (1927), Pearl White (1889), Mary Daly (1928), Eli Lilly (1838), Gene Autry (1907), and Ellsworth Kelly (1923).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Dave Alexander ranks 427. Before him are Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Emily Armstrong (1986), Jason Becker (1969), Helen Merrill (1930), Gene Clark (1944), and Joe Henderson (1937). After him are Gene Autry (1907), Bruce Kulick (1953), Shawn Crahan (1969), Mike Bloomfield (1943), Ronnie Radke (1983), and Grant Green (1935).

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