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Joe Elliott

1959 - Today

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Joseph Thomas Elliott (born 1 August 1959) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of the hard rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute band the Cybernauts and the Mott the Hoople cover band Down 'n' Outz. Elliott is known for his distinctive and wide-ranging raspy vocals. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Def Leppard on 29 March 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Joe Elliott is the 1,733rd most popular singer (down from 1,589th in 2024), the 4,736th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,229th in 2019) and the 183rd most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Joe Elliott ranks 1,733 out of 4,381. Before him are Latifa, Jim Kerr, Ezio Pinza, Jaden Smith, Hasmik Papian, and Bebel Gilberto. After him are Whigfield, Jo Stafford, Alexandra Stan, Julee Cruise, Addys Mercedes, and Sara Sadíqova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Joe Elliott ranks 379. Before him are Nobuo Kishi, Clint Howard, Marcelo Ebrard, Vigdis Hjorth, Jim Kerr, and Luis Fernando Suárez. After him are Abdelhak Achik, Holger Hieronymus, Richard Baawobr, Charles Scicluna, Rahm Emanuel, and Eric Verdonk.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joe Elliott ranks 4,737 out of 8,785. Before him are John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough (1926), Nigel Davenport (1928), Jim Kerr (1959), Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet (1783), Alister Hardy (1896), and Mike Lynch (1965). After him are Callum Hudson-Odoi (2000), James McHenry (1753), Wilbert Awdry (1911), John Dill (1881), Horace Bailey (1881), and Richard Tandy (1948).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Joe Elliott ranks 183. Before him are Allan Clarke (1942), Alma Cogan (1932), Heather Harper (1930), Curt Smith (1961), Bryn Terfel (1965), and Jim Kerr (1959). After him are Richard Thompson (1949), Sam Brown (1964), Clodagh Rodgers (1947), John Paul Young (1950), Paul Carrack (1951), and Spencer Davis (1939).

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