1953 - Today
Christopher Franke (born 6 April 1953) is a German musician and composer. From 1971 to 1987, he was a member of the electronic group Tangerine Dream. Initially a drummer with The Agitation, later renamed Agitation Free, his primary focus eventually shifted to keyboards and synthesizers as the group moved away from its psychedelic rock origins. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Franke has received more than 223,152 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Franke is the 1,550th most popular musician (down from 1,488th in 2019), the 4,397th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,954th in 2019) and the 81st most popular German Musician.
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Among musicians, Christopher Franke ranks 1,550 out of 2,662. Before him are Ronnie Lane, James P. Johnson, Bev Bevan, Mose Allison, Sonny Boy Williamson I, and Michael Anthony. After him are Nick Menza, Richard Sinclair, Cherie Currie, Yang Hyun-suk, Karel Halíř, and Derek Sherinian.
1946 - 1997
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 1,544
1894 - 1955
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 1,545
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 1,546
1927 - 2016
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 1,547
1914 - 1948
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 1,548
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 1,549
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 1,550
1964 - 2016
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 1,551
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 1,552
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 1,553
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 1,554
1859 - 1909
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 1,555
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 1,556
Among people born in 1953, Christopher Franke ranks 334. Before him are Ho Ching, Enzo Trossero, Peter Garrett, Pertti Karppinen, Ron Clements, and Carolyn Porco. After him are Matija Ljubek, Rachid Bouchareb, Zigmantas Balčytis, Jürgen Pommerenke, Patrick Chamoiseau, and Leonid Buryak.
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 328
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 329
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 330
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 331
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 332
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 333
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 334
1953 - 2000
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 335
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 336
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 337
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 338
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 339
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 340
Among people born in Germany, Christopher Franke ranks 4,397 out of 6,142. Before him are Henriette Reker (1956), Markus Rühl (1972), Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers (1816), Franz Xaver Kroetz (1946), Rainer Ludwig Claisen (1851), and Rudolph Dirks (1877). After him are Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin (1943), Nick Menza (1964), Eduard David (1863), Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann (1785), Barbara Hendricks (1952), and Pief Panofsky (1919).
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 4,391
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 4,392
1816 - 1853
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 4,393
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 4,394
1851 - 1930
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 4,395
1877 - 1968
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 4,396
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 4,397
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 4,398
1964 - 2016
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 4,399
1863 - 1930
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 4,400
1785 - 1860
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 4,401
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 4,402
1919 - 2007
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 4,403
Among musicians born in Germany, Christopher Franke ranks 81. Before him are Sven Väth (1964), Tré Cool (1972), Roland Grapow (1959), Manuel Göttsching (1952), Jörg Michael (1963), and Shantel (1968). After him are Nick Menza (1964), Peter Baltes (1958), Mille Petrozza (1967), Rick J. Jordan (1968), Tobias Sammet (1977), and Stefan Schwarzmann (1965).
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 75
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 76
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 77
1952 - 2022
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 78
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 79
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 80
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 81
1964 - 2016
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 82
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 83
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 84
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 85
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 86
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 87