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Mike Dirnt

1972 - Today

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Michael Ryan Pritchard (born May 4, 1972), better known by his stage name Mike Dirnt, is an American rock musician who is the co-founder, bassist, backing vocalist, and occasional lead vocalist of Green Day. He has also played in several other bands, including the Frustrators. His stage name Dirnt was originally a nickname that his friends from grade school gave him, as he constantly played "air bass/guitar" and made a "dirnt, dirnt, dirnt" noise while pretending to pluck the strings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Dirnt is the 1,406th most popular musician (up from 1,768th in 2019), the 7,328th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,943rd in 2019) and the 520th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mike Dirnt ranks 1,406 out of 3,175. Before him are Edo de Waart, Peter Grant, Taylor Hawkins, Wynton Kelly, Rhoma Irama, and Gordon Haskell. After him are Igor Cavalera, Ketil Bjørnstad, Andy Bell, Country Joe McDonald, Tony Kaye, and Jon Hiseman.

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Among people born in 1972, Mike Dirnt ranks 172. Before him are Michael Lucas, Antonio Sabàto Jr., Vitaly Scherbo, Mohamed Al-Deayea, Taylor Hawkins, and Jennifer Taylor. After him are Ebbe Sand, Archie Panjabi, Gurban Gurbanov, Judith Godrèche, Stephen Marley, and Drea de Matteo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mike Dirnt ranks 7,330 out of 20,380. Before him are Dorothy Hansine Andersen (1901), Reba McEntire (1955), Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston (1903), Ted Wilde (1889), Bill Hagerty (1959), and Guy Kawasaki (1954). After him are Annette Haven (1954), Wayne Rogers (1933), Edwin Hedley (1864), Eugene Polley (1915), Chris von Saltza (1944), and Christina Hendricks (1975).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mike Dirnt ranks 520. Before him are Fats Navarro (1923), Frank Thomas (1912), Steve Aoki (1977), Jack Irons (1962), Taylor Hawkins (1972), and Wynton Kelly (1931). After him are Country Joe McDonald (1942), Leslie West (1945), Arthur Crudup (1905), Kate Pierson (1948), Richard Fortus (1966), and Marty Balin (1942).

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