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Gene Simmons

1949 - Today

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Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; Hebrew: חיים ויץ [χaˈim ˈvits]; born August 25, 1949) also known by his stage persona "The Demon", is an Israeli-born American musician. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss, which he co-founded with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss in the early 1970s until their retirement in 2023. Simmons was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Kiss. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Simmons is the 176th most popular musician (up from 195th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Israel (up from 115th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Musician.

Gene Simmons is most famous for being the bassist and lead singer of the band Kiss.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gene Simmons ranks 176 out of 3,175. Before him are Ravi Shankar, Duff McKagan, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Amy Winehouse, Bill Evans, and Anton Diabelli. After him are Ray Manzarek, Herbie Hancock, Chris Slade, Andrés Segovia, Malcolm Young, and Lionel Richie.

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Among people born in 1949, Gene Simmons ranks 64. Before him are Sebastián Piñera, Jarosław Kaczyński, Shelley Duvall, Margareta of Romania, Issei Sagawa, and Bill Nighy. After him are Luis Sepúlveda, Lionel Richie, Tom Waits, Miuccia Prada, Billy Joel, and Anna Lee Fisher.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Gene Simmons ranks 104 out of 466. Before him are Philip the Tetrarch (-4), Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), Uri Geller (1946), Israel Katz (1955), Jonathan Apphus (-200), and George Habash (1926). After him are Ofra Haza (1957), Yitzhak Navon (1921), Zephaniah (-701), Natalie Portman (1981), Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (1947), and Itzhak Perlman (1945).

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Among MUSICIANS In Israel

Among musicians born in Israel, Gene Simmons ranks 1. After him are Itzhak Perlman (1945), Ivry Gitlis (1922), Pinchas Zukerman (1948), Hillel Slovak (1962), Shlomo Artzi (1949), Avishai Cohen (1970), Keren Ann (1974), Yitzhak Yedid (1971), Oren Lavie (1976), Miri Ben-Ari (1978), and Borgore (1987).

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