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Peter Criss

1945 - Today

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George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known by his stage name Peter Criss, is an American musician, best known as a co-founder, original drummer, and an occasional vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. Criss established the Catman character for his Kiss persona. In 2014, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Kiss. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Criss is the 399th most popular musician (down from 341st in 2019), the 2,362nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,900th in 2019) and the 111th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Peter Criss ranks 399 out of 3,175. Before him are Stig Anderson, Dionisio Aguado y García, Ton Koopman, Willi Boskovsky, Count Basie, and Tony Levin. After him are Liberace, Léo Ferré, Steve Hackett, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nikolai Kapustin, and Wayne Shorter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Peter Criss ranks 156. Before him are Luis Ocaña, Franco Battiato, Wolfgang Schüssel, Ernie Hudson, Phil Jackson, and Mustafa Balel. After him are Lee Jong-wook, Fusako Shigenobu, Yuen Woo-ping, Gal Costa, Dean Koontz, and Christine Kaufmann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Criss ranks 2,362 out of 20,380. Before him are Jorge Garcia (1973), Larry Bird (1956), Henry Draper (1837), Jonathan Edwards (1703), Rob Reiner (1947), and Mark W. Clark (1896). After him are Billy Zane (1966), Coolio (1963), Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807), Matt Dillon (1964), Liberace (1919), and John G. Avildsen (1935).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Peter Criss ranks 111. Before him are Michael McDonald (1952), Johnny Ramone (1948), Steve Vai (1960), John Phillips (1935), Count Basie (1904), and Tony Levin (1946). After him are Liberace (1919), Wayne Shorter (1933), Art Tatum (1909), David Ellefson (1964), Billy Martin (1981), and Sonny Rollins (1930).

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