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Criss Oliva

1963 - 1993

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Christopher Michael Oliva (April 3, 1963 – October 17, 1993) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Savatage. During his lifetime, he released seven studio albums and one EP with the band. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Criss Oliva is the 2,154th most popular musician (up from 2,349th in 2024), the 11,553rd most popular biography from United States (up from 12,622nd in 2019) and the 861st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Criss Oliva ranks 2,154 out of 3,175. Before him are Kelly Johnson, Leslie Bricusse, Naomi Munakata, Dominic Howard, WestBam, and Bill Laswell. After him are Uri Caine, Boris Brejcha, Arcadi Volodos, Yip Harburg, Hiromi Uehara, and Patricia Barber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Criss Oliva ranks 533. Before him are Terry Farrell, Stephen Tataw, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Peter Stamm, Boris Nadezhdin, and Jörg Buttgereit. After him are Marcus Nispel, Kevin Chamberlin, Michael McFaul, Timothy Kopra, Urjit Patel, and Malcolm Gladwell. Among people deceased in 1993, Criss Oliva ranks 283. Before him are Evelyn Venable, Harvey Kurtzman, Mia Zapata, Penaia Ganilau, Evelyne Hall, and Glenn Corbett. After him are Vladimir Barmin, Ethelwynn Trewavas, Daulat Singh Kothari, Rok Petrovič, Ion Negoițescu, and Oodgeroo Noonuccal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Criss Oliva ranks 11,555 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Lachman (1948), Glen Powell (1988), April Bowlby (1980), John J. Crittenden (1787), Scott Grimes (1971), and Bill Laswell (1955). After him are Barbara Anderson (1945), Helen Wainwright (1906), Aaron Carter (1987), Anthony Rapp (1971), Jim Loscutoff (1930), and Martha Coolidge (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Criss Oliva ranks 861. Before him are Mose Allison (1927), Mitch Lucker (1984), Paul Winter (1939), Josh Homme (1973), Roger Miller (1936), and Bill Laswell (1955). After him are Uri Caine (1956), Yip Harburg (1896), Patricia Barber (1955), Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (1964), Dennis Chambers (1959), and Victor Wooten (1964).

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