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Mia Zapata

1965 - 1993

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Mia Katherine Zapata (August 25, 1965 – July 7, 1993) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist and lyricist for the punk rock band The Gits. After gaining praise in the emerging grunge scene, Zapata was raped and murdered in Seattle in 1993 while walking home from the Comet Tavern at the age of 27. The crime went unsolved for a decade before her killer, Jesus Mezquia, was arrested in 2003. The following year, Mezquia was tried, convicted, and sentenced to 36 years in prison. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Mia Zapata is the 2,074th most popular musician (down from 1,659th in 2024), the 11,086th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,319th in 2019) and the 819th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mia Zapata ranks 2,074 out of 3,175. Before her are Chris Thomas, Igor Presnyakov, Christian Lindberg, George Adams, Allauddin Khan, and Constant Lambert. After her are Sverre Kjelsberg, Stefan Olsdal, Pierre Pincemaille, George Lynch, Pierre Bastien, and Brian Welch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Mia Zapata ranks 444. Before her are Marjan Mrmić, Luis Islas, Larisa Lazutina, Igor Jijikine, Andrii Deshchytsia, and Radion Gataullin. After her are Francesca Dellera, Maurizio Fondriest, Claudia Christian, Stepan Poltorak, Steve Yzerman, and Stanislas Dehaene. Among people deceased in 1993, Mia Zapata ranks 278. Before her are Jim Pollard, Kenneth Burke, Arthur Alexander, Ann Todd, Evelyn Venable, and Harvey Kurtzman. After her are Penaia Ganilau, Evelyne Hall, Glenn Corbett, Criss Oliva, Vladimir Barmin, and Ethelwynn Trewavas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mia Zapata ranks 11,088 out of 20,380. Before her are Jerry Lawson (1940), Marley Shelton (1974), Jay Roach (1957), James Skivring Smith (1825), Neal Adams (1941), and Lezley Zen (1974). After her are Emma Willard (1787), Alan Baxter (1908), Edward Everett Hale (1822), Lewis Armistead (1817), Elizabeth Moon (1945), and Bryan D. O'Connor (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mia Zapata ranks 819. Before her are Maria Schneider (1960), Baby Dodds (1898), Bud Shank (1926), James Shaffer (1970), Jack Casady (1944), and George Adams (1940). After her are George Lynch (1954), Brian Welch (1970), Sid Wilson (1977), Woody Shaw (1944), Terry Callier (1945), and The Rev (1981).

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