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Questlove

1971 - Today

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Ahmir K. Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove (stylized as ?uestlove), is an American drummer, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the hip-hop band the Roots. The Roots have been the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since 2014, after having fulfilled the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Questlove is also one of the producers of the 2015 cast album of the Broadway musical Hamilton. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Questlove is the 2,986th most popular musician (down from 2,972nd in 2019), the 17,687th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,552nd in 2019) and the 1,249th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Questlove ranks 2,986 out of 3,175. Before him are Ben McKee, Rob Cavallo, Nick Valensi, Anna Fedorova, Chad Hugo, and Porter Robinson. After him are Sak Noel, Felix Jaehn, Tommy Page, Dave Baksh, Alison Balsom, and Oh Land.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Questlove ranks 960. Before him are Scott Booth, Kiyoshi Nakamura, Rachel McQuillan, Hiroyoshi Kuwabara, Josia Thugwane, and Jari Mantila. After him are Binyavanga Wainaina, Yasuo Manaka, Mikael Damberg, Joe-Max Moore, Marc Houtzager, and Tomomi Okazaki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Questlove ranks 17,695 out of 20,380. Before him are Amy Davidson (1979), Zach Randolph (1981), Mike Stulce (1969), Lombardo Boyar (1973), Jamie Noble (1976), and Todd Hays (1969). After him are Seth Wescott (1976), Charlotte Ross (1968), Brandi Chastain (1968), Kay Panabaker (1990), Matt Lintz (2001), and Cathy Cavadini (1961).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Questlove ranks 1,249. Before him are James MacDonough (1970), Ben McKee (1985), Rob Cavallo (1963), Nick Valensi (1981), Chad Hugo (1974), and Porter Robinson (1992). After him are Tommy Page (1967), Scott Raynor (1978), Flying Lotus (1983), Luke Bryan (1976), Gavin DeGraw (1977), and Dan Auerbach (1979).

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