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Ian Hunter

1939 - Today

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Ian Hunter Patterson (born 3 June 1939) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Mott the Hoople, from its inception in 1969 to its dissolution in 1974, and at the time of its 2009, 2013, and 2019 reunions. Hunter was a musician and songwriter before joining Mott the Hoople, and continued in this vein after he left the band. He embarked on a solo career despite ill health and disillusionment with commercial success, and often worked in collaboration with Mick Ronson, David Bowie's sideman and arranger from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars period. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Hunter is the 1,378th most popular singer (up from 1,379th in 2019), the 3,930th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,684th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ian Hunter ranks 1,378 out of 4,381. Before her are Yoko Kanno, Jake Zyrus, Cazuza, Junior Wells, Lee Hyori, and Kenny Dorham. After her are Peaches, Emma Kirkby, Hagigat Rzayeva, Diane Warren, Jeanette MacDonald, and Mary J. Blige.

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Among people born in 1939, Ian Hunter ranks 411. Before her are Stanisław Wielgus, Raymond J. Barry, Michael Learned, Jalal Dabagh, Greetje Kauffeld, and Antoninho. After her are Heinrich Messner, Clarence Williams III, Jens Jørgen Hansen, Zhanna Yorkina, Jovan Miladinović, and Dieter Quester.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Hunter ranks 3,931 out of 8,785. Before her are Jenny Agutter (1952), Sydney Greenstreet (1879), Victor d'Arcy (1887), David Dunbar Buick (1854), Andy Bown (1946), and Bob Fitzsimmons (1863). After her are Emma Kirkby (1949), George Borrow (1803), Eddie Marsan (1968), Fay Weldon (1931), David MacMillan (1968), and Ian Abercrombie (1934).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Ian Hunter ranks 143. Before her are Siouxsie Sioux (1957), Nik Kershaw (1958), Chris Farlowe (1940), Aneka (1947), Sheena Easton (1959), and Gary Numan (1958). After her are Emma Kirkby (1949), Mary Garden (1874), Leo Sayer (1948), Marc Almond (1957), Cilla Black (1943), and John Farnham (1949).

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