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Rudolf Schenker

1948 - Today

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Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist, founder and leader of the hard rock band Scorpions. He is the rhythm and lead guitarist, primary songwriter and the sole constant member of the band. He is also the CEO/owner-manager of the Scorpions Musik-Produktions-und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (Scorpions music production and publishing company) and owner/founder of the Scorpio-Sound-Studios in Lower Saxony. He is the older brother of Michael Schenker.Schenker was awarded the City of Hanover Plaque as well as the Cross of Merit First Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Schenker is the 150th most popular musician (up from 180th in 2019), the 730th most popular biography from Germany (up from 870th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rudolf Schenker ranks 150 out of 3,175. Before him are José Feliciano, Arnaut Daniel, Roger Glover, Robert Smith, Glenn Miller, and Chet Baker. After him are Woody Guthrie, Benny Goodman, Joe Hisaishi, Gianna Nannini, Tony Iommi, and Paul Mauriat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Rudolf Schenker ranks 54. Before him are Frank Abagnale, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, John Bonham, Louis Raphaël I Sako, István Sándorfi, and Abdulrazak Gurnah. After him are Tony Iommi, Powers Boothe, Baldwin Spencer, Grace Jones, Giovanni Angelo Becciu, and Peter Turkson.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rudolf Schenker ranks 730 out of 7,253. Before him are Henry Morgenthau Sr. (1856), Louis Spohr (1784), Moritz Schlick (1882), Hasso von Manteuffel (1897), Erich Koch (1896), and Bettina Heinen-Ayech (1937). After him are Ludwig Stumpfegger (1910), Johann Deisenhofer (1943), Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (1771), Manfred Gerlach (1928), Elisabeth of Wied (1843), and Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Rudolf Schenker ranks 6. Before him are Clara Schumann (1819), Leopold Mozart (1719), Till Lindemann (1963), Hans von Bülow (1830), and Frank Farian (1941). After him are Carlos Kleiber (1930), James Last (1929), Wilhelm Kempff (1895), Klaus Nomi (1944), André Previn (1929), and Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1784).

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