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Kristen Pfaff

1967 - 1994

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Kristen Marie Pfaff (née Parco; May 26, 1967 – June 16, 1994) was an American musician and songwriter known as a bassist for the alternative rock bands Hole and Janitor Joe. She died in June 1994 of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Kristen Pfaff is the 2,132nd most popular musician (down from 2,023rd in 2024), the 11,412th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,469th in 2019) and the 850th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kristen Pfaff ranks 2,132 out of 3,175. Before her are Tom Scholz, Lowell George, Vinnie Moore, Baby Lasagna, Richie Faulkner, and Omar Hakim. After her are David Tudor, Necrobutcher, Peter Erskine, Les Baxter, Mose Allison, and Mitch Lucker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Kristen Pfaff ranks 401. Before her are Galab Donev, Mihai Tudose, Roberto Hernández, Ruggiero Rizzitelli, Makoto Teguramori, and Joe Flanigan. After her are Dmitry Nagiyev, Pavlo Klimkin, Alan Gilbert, Stanimir Stoilov, Roberto Repole, and Primož Gliha. Among people deceased in 1994, Kristen Pfaff ranks 335. Before her are Lynne Frederick, Irena Krzywicka, Ulrike Maier, Bill Hicks, Martha Raye, and Macdonald Carey. After her are Ezra Taft Benson, Duncan Hamilton, Valentin Kuzin, Roberto Balado, Lina Basquette, and Sam Hanks.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kristen Pfaff ranks 11,410 out of 20,380. Before her are Marv Wolfman (1946), and Hugh McCulloch (1808). After her are Carole Cook (1924), Megan Rapinoe (1985), David Tudor (1926), Johnny Otis (1921), Christopher A. Wray (1966), David Banner (1974), Kenneth Lonergan (1962), John Ross Bowie (1971), James L. Jones (1943), and Kehlani (1995).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kristen Pfaff ranks 850. Before her are Bob Burns (1950), Hilary Hahn (1979), Tom Scholz (1947), Lowell George (1945), Vinnie Moore (1964), and Omar Hakim (1959). After her are David Tudor (1926), Peter Erskine (1954), Les Baxter (1922), Mose Allison (1927), Mitch Lucker (1984), and Paul Winter (1939).

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