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Paul Stanley

1952 - Today

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Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician who was the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss from the band's inception in 1973 to their retirement in 2023. He was the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popular songs. Stanley established The Starchild character for his Kiss persona. Stanley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Kiss. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Stanley is the 283rd most popular musician (down from 261st in 2019), the 1,777th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,473rd in 2019) and the 81st most popular American Musician.

Paul Stanley is most famous for being the lead singer of the rock band KISS.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Stanley ranks 283 out of 3,175. Before him are Farid al-Atrash, Snoop Dogg, Burt Bacharach, Peter Tosh, Roy Harper, and Tansen. After him are András Schiff, Henryk Szeryng, Lars Ulrich, Jaco Pastorius, Émile Waldteufel, and Eddie Van Halen.

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Among people born in 1952, Paul Stanley ranks 84. Before him are Umberto Tozzi, Reinhard Genzel, Ari Vatanen, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Osvaldo Ardiles, and Danilo Türk. After him are Teófilo Stevenson, Lee Soo-man, Udo Dirkschneider, Bülent Ersoy, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, and Terry O'Quinn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Stanley ranks 1,777 out of 20,380. Before him are Lee Evans (1947), Fred Ward (1942), Patrick McGoohan (1928), John Fogerty (1945), Myrtle Corbin (1868), and Benjamin Butler (1818). After him are Victor Wong (1927), George Wald (1906), Edward C. Tolman (1886), George Carlin (1937), David Lane (1938), and Jaco Pastorius (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Paul Stanley ranks 81. Before him are Joe Satriani (1956), Dave Brubeck (1920), Mike Portnoy (1967), Randy Jackson (1961), Snoop Dogg (1971), and Burt Bacharach (1928). After him are Jaco Pastorius (1951), Bruno Mars (1985), RZA (1969), Dion DiMucci (1939), Fred Durst (1970), and Will.i.am (1975).

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