MUSICIAN

Michael Clarke

1946 - 1993

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Michael Clarke (born Michael James Dick; June 3, 1946 – December 19, 1993) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the 1960s rock group the Byrds from 1964 to 1967. He died in 1993, at age 47, from liver failure, a direct result of more than three decades of heavy alcohol consumption. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Clarke is the 2,239th most popular musician (down from 2,077th in 2024), the 12,205th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,821st in 2019) and the 902nd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Michael Clarke ranks 2,239 out of 3,175. Before her are Kai Hahto, Fenriz, John Evan, Heath, Des'ree, and Midori. After her are Tyler Joseph, Mahmood, Tom Chaplin, Sylvain Sylvain, Guy Fletcher, and Guy Berryman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Michael Clarke ranks 752. Before her are Karen Silkwood, Ed Markey, Jeffrey Hammond, Rick Adelman, Patrick Manning, and John Gribbin. After her are Helen Gourlay, Michael Coats, Gene Siskel, Penelope Spheeris, Tony Ashton, and Nigel Hitchin. Among people deceased in 1993, Michael Clarke ranks 294. Before her are Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Ruby Keeler, Kenneth Connor, and Kerry Von Erich. After her are Karl Gordon Henize, David Brian, James Bridges, Hap Sharp, Arsène Auguste, and Arnie Oliver.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Clarke ranks 12,208 out of 20,380. Before her are Greil Marcus (1945), Tracy Letts (1965), T.I. (1980), Ollan Cassell (1937), Maggie Siff (1974), and Jack Harlow (1998). After her are Paul Sereno (1957), Bill Lienhard (1930), Tito Santana (1953), Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980), Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842), and Dave Williams (1972).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Michael Clarke ranks 902. Before her are Michael Landau (1958), Atom Willard (1973), Harvey Mason (1947), Charlie Benante (1962), Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), and Tom Paxton (1937). After her are Tyler Joseph (1988), Chris Frantz (1951), Kamasi Washington (1981), Branford Marsalis (1960), Dale Crover (1967), and Mickey Madden (1979).

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