SINGER

Kurt Vile

1980 - Today

Kurt Vile

Kurt Samuel Vile (born January 3, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is known for his solo work, music released under the name "Kurt Vile and The Violators," and as the former lead guitarist of rock band the War on Drugs. Both in the studio and during live performances, Vile is accompanied by his backing band, the Violators, which currently includes Jesse Trbovich (guitar, saxophone), Kyle Spence (drums) and Adam Langellotti (bass, keyboards). Influenced by Pavement, John Prine, Neil Young, Ween, Tom Petty, Dinosaur Jr., Bruce Springsteen and John Fahey, Vile began his musical career creating lo-fi home recordings with frequent collaborator Adam Granduciel in Philadelphia, with whom he has participated in early work by the War on Drugs as well as various solo projects. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Vile is the 4,432nd most popular singer (down from 3,868th in 2024), the 19,591st most popular biography from United States (down from 18,078th in 2019) and the 1,115th most popular American Singer.

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Among people born in 1980, Kurt Vile ranks 1,385. Before him are Brad Richards, Hreiðar Guðmundsson, Alena Newmyarzhytskaya, Pablo Álvarez, Keiji Takachi, and Anthony Gardner. After him are Tristan Gale, Matt Bonner, Tomohiro Wanami, Kohei Hiramatsu, Alexandra Escobar, and Daisuke Asahi.

Others Born in 1980

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Brad Richards
HOCKEY PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 1,379
Hreiðar Guðmundsson
HANDBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 1,380
Alena Newmyarzhytskaya
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 1,381
Pablo Álvarez
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 1,382
Keiji Takachi
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 1,383
Anthony Gardner
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 1,384
Kurt Vile
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 1,385
Tristan Gale
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 1,386
Matt Bonner
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 1,387
Tomohiro Wanami
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 1,388
Kohei Hiramatsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 1,389
Alexandra Escobar
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 1,390
Daisuke Asahi
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 1,391