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Kurt Cobain

1967 - 1994

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Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American musician. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Through his angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, he widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music. He was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X, and is widely recognized as one of the most influential rock musicians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Cobain is the 70th most popular singer (down from 64th in 2019), the 466th most popular biography from United States (down from 390th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Singer.

Kurt Cobain is most famous for being the lead singer and guitarist of the band Nirvana.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kurt Cobain ranks 70 out of 4,381. Before him are Nina Simone, George Michael, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Joe Dassin, and Klaus Meine. After him are Ella Fitzgerald, Eminem, Harry Nilsson, Jennifer Lopez, Stevie Wonder, and John Lydon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Kurt Cobain ranks 6. Before him are Vin Diesel, Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Jason Statham, Jamie Foxx, and Roberto Baggio. After him are Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Jürgen Klopp, Mark Rutte, Mikheil Saakashvili, and David Guetta. Among people deceased in 1994, Kurt Cobain ranks 18. Before him are Burt Lancaster, Raul Julia, Dorothy Hodgkin, Jeffrey Dahmer, Giulietta Masina, and Jan Tinbergen. After him are Harry Nilsson, Richard Laurence Millington Synge, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Melina Mercouri, Andrei Chikatilo, and André Michel Lwoff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kurt Cobain ranks 466 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Zemeckis (1952), Joe Dassin (1938), Joseph Murray (1919), Oliver Hardy (1892), Sylvia Plath (1932), and Melinda Gates (1964). After him are Ella Fitzgerald (1917), James B. Sumner (1887), Eminem (1972), Harry Nilsson (1941), Chris Cooper (1951), and Norbert Wiener (1894).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kurt Cobain ranks 28. Before him are Jay-Z (1969), Sammy Davis Jr. (1925), James Brown (1933), 50 Cent (1975), Nina Simone (1933), and Joe Dassin (1938). After him are Ella Fitzgerald (1917), Eminem (1972), Harry Nilsson (1941), Jennifer Lopez (1969), Stevie Wonder (1950), and Billie Holiday (1915).

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