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Florian Schneider

1947 - 2020

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Florian Schneider-Esleben (7 April 1947 – 21 April 2020) was a German musician. He is best known as one of the founding members and leaders of the electronic band Kraftwerk, performing his role with the band until his departure in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Florian Schneider is the 351st most popular musician (down from 342nd in 2019), the 1,560th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,641st in 2019) and the 13th most popular German Musician.

Florian Schneider is most famous for being the bass player and synthesizer player for the German electronic music group, Tangerine Dream.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Florian Schneider ranks 351 out of 3,175. Before him are PJ Harvey, Marco Hietala, Paul Wittgenstein, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ian Anderson, and Artur Schnabel. After him are Riccardo Cocciante, Robert Wyatt, Jack White, Michael Schenker, Matteo Carcassi, and John Densmore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Florian Schneider ranks 141. Before him are Richard Jenkins, Jerzy Stuhr, Viktor Suvorov, Branko Oblak, Kiki Camarena, and Ian Anderson. After him are Edward James Olmos, Kazimierz Deyna, Alexander Rutskoy, Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Tadahiko Ueda, and Glenn Tipton. Among people deceased in 2020, Florian Schneider ranks 106. Before him are Carl Reiner, Ida Haendel, Gérard Houllier, Dana Zátopková, Pat Patterson, and George Floyd. After him are Quino, Maj Sjöwall, Margaret Burbidge, Per Olov Enquist, Jerry Stiller, and George Blake.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Florian Schneider ranks 1,560 out of 7,253. Before him are Alexander von Kluck (1846), Ernst-Robert Grawitz (1899), Albert of Saxony (1316), Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1597), Ernst-Günther Schenck (1904), and Ernst Hanfstaengl (1887). After him are Hans-Gert Pöttering (1945), Anton von Werner (1843), Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp (1631), Albert of Aix (1060), Anton Dostler (1891), and Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1867).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Florian Schneider ranks 13. Before him are Carlos Kleiber (1930), James Last (1929), Wilhelm Kempff (1895), Klaus Nomi (1944), André Previn (1929), and Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1784). After him are Michael Schenker (1955), Richard Z. Kruspe (1967), Tré Cool (1972), Wilhelm Backhaus (1884), Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller (1806), and Matthias Jabs (1955).

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