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Grant Hart

1961 - 2017

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Grant Vernon Hart (March 18, 1961 – September 13, 2017) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the punk rock band Hüsker Dü. After the band's breakup in 1988, he released his first solo album, Intolerance, before forming the alternative rock trio Nova Mob, where he moved to vocals and guitar. His solo career became his main focus after the dissolution of Nova Mob in 1995. As the co-songwriter of Hüsker Dü, Hart's songs (such as "The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill" and "Turn on the News") received praise from critics and contemporaries. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Grant Hart is the 3,000th most popular musician (down from 2,862nd in 2024), the 17,212th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,619th in 2019) and the 1,247th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Grant Hart ranks 3,000 out of 3,175. Before her are Ana Popović, Steve Lacy, Tim McCord, Terry Butler, Adam Wakeman, and Pete Rock. After her are Andrew Weatherall, Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Rajesh Roshan, Twiins, Silenoz, and Sigurd Wongraven.

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Among people born in 1961, Grant Hart ranks 820. Before her are Kevin McDonald, Thomas Hoeren, Vermin Supreme, Laurie Halse Anderson, Kerry Dixon, and Carlos Muñoz. After her are Kevin Cramer, David Vitter, Frederick W. Sturckow, David Kaufman, Clive Allen, and Peter Obi. Among people deceased in 2017, Grant Hart ranks 688. Before her are Yukinori Miyabe, Gillian Rolton, Steve Reevis, Steven Holcomb, Cho Jin-ho, and Gauri Lankesh. After her are Yelena Naimushina, Amina Okueva, Jérôme Golmard, Ralphie May, John Cygan, and Mao Kobayashi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Grant Hart ranks 17,219 out of 20,380. Before her are Amandla Stenberg (1998), Scarface (1970), Ekpe Udoh (1987), Patrick Muldoon (1968), Blanche Lincoln (1960), and Pete Rock (1970). After her are Beau Mirchoff (1989), Kevin Cramer (1961), Tyus Jones (1996), Richey Reneberg (1965), Sean Elliott (1968), and Fiona Dourif (1981).

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Among musicians born in United States, Grant Hart ranks 1,247. Before her are Kevin Shields (1963), Patrick Stump (1984), Steve Lacy (1998), Tim McCord (1979), Terry Butler (1967), and Pete Rock (1970). After her are Evan Taubenfeld (1983), Howard Benson (1956), Sonny Sandoval (1973), Patty Griffin (1964), Tony Campos (1973), and Saul Williams (1972).

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