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Desmond Child

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John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and record producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and has won a Latin Grammy Award. His hits as a songwriter include Kiss' "I Was Made for Lovin' You"; Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' "I Hate Myself for Loving You"; Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer", "Bad Medicine", and "Born to Be My Baby"; Aerosmith's "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", "Angel", "What It Takes" and "Crazy"; Cher's "We All Sleep Alone" and "Just Like Jesse James"; Brit Smith's "Karma's a Bitch", recently redone by Jojo Siwa; Alice Cooper's "Poison"; Michael Bolton's "How Can We Be Lovers?"; and Ricky Martin's "The Cup of Life" and "Livin' la Vida Loca". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Desmond Child is the 740th most popular musician (up from 1,156th in 2019), the 4,060th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,658th in 2019) and the 231st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Desmond Child ranks 740 out of 3,175. Before him are Manfred Mann, Stewart Copeland, Claude Bolling, Frans Brüggen, Andrea Guarneri, and Alex Turner. After him are Lev Oborin, Tim Buckley, Johnny Horton, Tim Rice, Steve Gadd, and Brian Bennett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Desmond Child ranks 164. Before him are Arielle Dombasle, Kumba Ialá, Chaka Khan, Agathe Uwilingiyimana, Dave Evans, and José Costa. After him are Maryam Rajavi, Dragan Kićanović, Filipe Neri Ferrão, Eric Tsang, Halid Bešlić, and John Robertson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Desmond Child ranks 4,060 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank McCourt (1930), Sam Giancana (1908), Mira Sorvino (1967), Luther Burbank (1849), Morgan Taylor (1903), and Colleen Hoover (1979). After him are Maclyn McCarty (1911), Mabel Normand (1892), John McCook (1944), Tim Buckley (1947), Martin Brest (1951), and Laurens Hammond (1895).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Desmond Child ranks 231. Before him are Lonnie Johnson (1899), Louis Prima (1910), Gene Krupa (1909), Mick Mars (1951), Ma Rainey (1886), and Stewart Copeland (1952). After him are Tim Buckley (1947), Johnny Horton (1925), Steve Gadd (1945), McCoy Tyner (1938), Chrissie Hynde (1951), and Jack Sherman (1956).

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