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Zak Starkey

1965 - Today

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Zak Richard Starkey (born 13 September 1965) is an English rock drummer who toured and recorded with the Who from 1996 to 2025. Other musicians and bands he has worked with include Johnny Marr, the Icicle Works, the Lightning Seeds, and the Semantics. He is the son of the Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr and Maureen Starkey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zak Starkey is the 1,757th most popular musician (up from 1,759th in 2019), the 4,646th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,508th in 2019) and the 288th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Zak Starkey ranks 1,757 out of 3,175Before him are Christoph Brüx, Luca Turilli, Richard Davis, Steve Swallow, Jimmy Dorsey, and Terry Kath. After him are Warren Zevon, Jim Capaldi, Simon Barere, Brain, Lee Ranaldo, and Nobuko Imai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Zak Starkey ranks 324Before him are Adrian Pasdar, Dana Winner, Eoin Colfer, Mary L. Trump, David Brabham, and Christoph Brüx. After him are Arminas Narbekovas, Bjørn Lomborg, Johnny Ekström, Toshi, Manuel Mejuto González, and Nathalie Stutzmann.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Zak Starkey ranks 4,647 out of 8,785Before him are John André (1750), Bill Hoskyns (1931), Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858), Indira Varma (1973), Daniel Sharman (1986), and Patrick McLoughlin (1957). After him are George William Russell (1867), Owain Yeoman (1978), Amy Macdonald (1987), Marilyn Strathern (1941), Jim Capaldi (1944), and James Wyatt (1746).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Zak Starkey ranks 288Before him are Daphne Oram (1925), John Foxx (1948), Richard Sinclair (1948), Steve Hillage (1951), Bernie Marsden (1951), and Jason Orange (1970). After him are Jim Capaldi (1944), Hugh Hopper (1945), Rick Allen (1963), Glenn Cornick (1947), Richard Tandy (1948), and John Martyn (1948).