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Dave Matthews

1967 - Today

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David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is an American musician and the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band (DMB). Matthews was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved frequently between South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States while growing up. He started playing acoustic guitar at the age of nine. From 1991 to 2003, Matthews predominantly focused on songwriting and performing with the Dave Matthews Band, which he started in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dave Matthews is the 714th most popular singer (up from 789th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 60th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Dave Matthews ranks 714 out of 4,381. Before him are Ed Sheeran, Frankie Valli, Nino Ferrer, Percy Sledge, Cassie Ventura, and Fyodor Stravinsky. After him are Lisa Della Casa, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Bobby Kimball, Chuck Billy, Lee Hazlewood, and Kevin Federline.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Dave Matthews ranks 100. Before him are Gorō Miyazaki, Aron Winter, Kennet Andersson, Sue Gardner, Naim Süleymanoğlu, and Mira Sorvino. After him are Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, Emil Kostadinov, Junkie XL, Saeed Al-Owairan, Gavin Newsom, and Jeanine Áñez.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Dave Matthews ranks 68 out of 454. Before him are Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868), Piet Cronjé (1836), Manfred Mann (1940), Goodwill Zwelithini (1948), Laurence Oliphant (1829), and Eugène Terre'Blanche (1941). After him are Zindzi Mandela (1960), Christiaan de Wet (1854), Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907), Louisa Bolus (1877), Breyten Breytenbach (1939), and Cyril Cusack (1910).

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Among SINGERS In South Africa

Among singers born in South Africa, Dave Matthews ranks 2. Before him are Miriam Makeba (1932). After him are Solomon Linda (1909), Yolandi Visser (1984), Brenda Fassie (1964), Theuns Jordaan (1971), Letta Mbulu (1942), Miriam Stockley (1962), ZP Theart (1975), Zahara (1987), Alice Phoebe Lou (1993), and Yvonne Chaka Chaka (1965).

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