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David Gates

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David Ashworth Gates (born December 11, 1940) is a retired American singer-songwriter, musician and producer, who is best known for being the frontman and co-lead singer (with Jimmy Griffin) of the group Bread, which reached the top of the musical charts in Europe and North America on several occasions in the 1970s. The band was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. David Gates is the 2,170th most popular musician (down from 2,035th in 2024), the 11,705th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,573rd in 2019) and the 870th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Gates ranks 2,170 out of 3,175. Before her are John Tchicai, Anders Fridén, Alison Sudol, Robert Stigwood, Scott Asheton, and Tsunku. After her are David Darling, Bob Kulick, Sonny Fortune, Steve Rothery, Peter Giles, and Adam Yauch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, David Gates ranks 565. Before her are Ingrid Wendl, Mary Rand, Aytaç Yalman, Steve O'Rourke, Lamar Alexander, and Austin Pendleton. After her are Lucy Shapiro, Silvia Torres-Peimbert, Bjørn Tidmand, Chelato Uclés, Joanna Miles, and Candi Staton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Gates ranks 11,707 out of 20,380. Before her are Bob Avakian (1943), Irwin M. Jacobs (1933), Brady Corbet (1988), Stuart Pankin (1946), Tris Speaker (1888), and Margaret Lindsay (1910). After her are Louise Ritter (1958), Betsy DeVos (1958), Lamar Hunt (1932), David Darling (1941), Ellen Glasgow (1873), and Scott Fahlman (1948).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, David Gates ranks 870. Before her are Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (1964), Dennis Chambers (1959), Victor Wooten (1964), Edwin Hawkins (1943), Alison Sudol (1984), and Scott Asheton (1949). After her are David Darling (1941), Bob Kulick (1950), Sonny Fortune (1939), Adam Yauch (1964), Jim Byrnes (1948), and Perry Farrell (1959).

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