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Ian Curtis

1956 - 1980

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Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, lyricist and occasional guitarist of the band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980). He was noted for his on-stage behaviour and dancing style influenced by his experiences with epilepsy, as well as his dark baritone voice. Curtis had severe epilepsy and depression and died by suicide on the eve of Joy Division's first North American tour, shortly before the release of Closer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Curtis is the 323rd most popular musician (down from 283rd in 2019), the 1,234th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,004th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular British Musician.

Ian Curtis is most famous for being the lead singer of the band Joy Division.

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Among musicians, Ian Curtis ranks 323 out of 3,175. Before him are Mick Jones, Ike Turner, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Jan Garbarek, Billy Idol, and Agathe Backer Grøndahl. After him are Yanni, XXXTentacion, Beck, Don Airey, Cozy Powell, and Narciso Yepes.

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Among people born in 1956, Ian Curtis ranks 59. Before him are Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Michele Alboreto, Andrus Ansip, Andrius Kubilius, Anthony Bourdain, and Bakir Izetbegović. After him are Imelda Staunton, Almazbek Atambayev, La Toya Jackson, Hal Finney, Joan Allen, and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Among people deceased in 1980, Ian Curtis ranks 63. Before him are Seretse Khama, Vinicius de Moraes, Nadezhda Mandelstam, Stanisława Walasiewicz, Ernő Gerő, and Shigemaru Takenokoshi. After him are Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse, Filipp Golikov, Kazimierz Kuratowski, Walter Dornberger, Tôn Đức Thắng, and Fabian von Schlabrendorff.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Curtis ranks 1,234 out of 8,785. Before him are William the Lion (1142), Frederick Griffith (1879), Adelard of Bath (1075), Billy Idol (1955), James Dunlop (1793), and Prince Michael of Kent (1942). After him are Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime (1849), Edgar F. Codd (1923), Edmund Kean (1787), Sebastian Shaw (1905), Edward Whymper (1840), and Gilbert Ryle (1900).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Ian Curtis ranks 73. Before him are Phil Taylor (1954), Bob Klose (1945), John Mayall (1933), Roger Daltrey (1944), Mick Jones (1955), and Billy Idol (1955). After him are Don Airey (1948), Cozy Powell (1947), Ian Stewart (1938), Janick Gers (1957), PJ Harvey (1969), and Ian Anderson (1947).

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