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Herbert Grönemeyer

1956 - Today

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Herbert Arthur Wiglev Clamor Grönemeyer (born 12 April 1956) is a German singer, musician, producer, composer and actor, popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Grönemeyer starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 film Das Boot, but later focused on his musical career. His fifth album 4630 Bochum (1984) and his 11th album Mensch (2002) are the fourth and second best-selling records in Germany respectively, making Grönemeyer the most successful artist in Germany with combined album sales over 13 million. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herbert Grönemeyer is the 914th most popular musician (down from 797th in 2019), the 3,500th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,304th in 2019) and the 48th most popular German Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Herbert Grönemeyer ranks 914 out of 3,175Before him are Blackie Lawless, Wanda Jackson, Gary Burton, Roy Thomas Baker, Bismillah Khan, and Tommy Johnson. After him are Floyd Council, Dee Dee Warwick, Neil Peart, Aarre Merikanto, Jim Hall, and Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Herbert Grönemeyer ranks 185Before him are Philip Kerr, Sinan Sakić, Adriana Barraza, Anil Kapoor, Keiichi Tsuchiya, and Blackie Lawless. After him are Hanni Wenzel, Rainer Woelki, Nikolai Noskov, Lisa Niemi, Nikola Špirić, and Nicanor Duarte.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Herbert Grönemeyer ranks 3,502 out of 7,253Before him are Hans-Jörg Butt (1974), Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1811), Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780), Karl Möbius (1825), Maria Clara Eimmart (1676), and Paul Josef Cordes (1934). After him are Georg Kolbe (1877), Jörg Breu the Elder (1475), Hanni Wenzel (1956), Kurt Jooss (1901), Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1661), and Tino Chrupalla (1975).

Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Herbert Grönemeyer ranks 48Before him are Paul van Dyk (1971), Herman Rarebell (1949), ATB (1973), Andi Deris (1964), Ingo Schwichtenberg (1965), and Jackson Browne (1948). After him are Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach (1715), Gottfried Heinrich Bach (1724), Michael Weikath (1962), Karl Bartos (1952), Julius Klengel (1859), and Wolf Hoffmann (1959).