1962 - 2024
James Kottak (December 26, 1962 – January 9, 2024) was an American drummer, best known for his work with the German hard rock band Scorpions, which he joined in 1996. At the time of his firing from the band in 2016, he was their longest-serving drummer. Kottak was also an original member of Kingdom Come, of whom he was their drummer from 1987 to 1989 and again from 2018 to his death in 2024, and he had his own band Kottak, formerly known as KrunK. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Kottak has received more than 783,364 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. James Kottak is the 908th most popular musician (up from 1,069th in 2019), the 4,466th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,326th in 2019) and the 312th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, James Kottak ranks 908 out of 2,662. Before him are Benny Benassi, Nikolai Noskov, Jack DeJohnette, Stanley Clarke, Michael Brecker, and Robbie Robertson. After him are Oscar Hammerstein II, Orhan Gencebay, Juan Luis Guerra, Salamone Rossi, Mel Collins, and Cecil Taylor.
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 902
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 903
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 904
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 905
1949 - 2007
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 906
1943 - 2023
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 907
1962 - 2024
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 908
1895 - 1960
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 909
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 910
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 911
1570 - 1630
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 912
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 913
1929 - 2018
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 914
Among people born in 1962, James Kottak ranks 128. Before him are Renato Portaluppi, Denis O'Hare, Natalya Lisovskaya, Joan Osborne, Victor Pelevin, and Nick Kamen. After him are Quim Torra, Liza Marklund, Susanne Klatten, Birgit Fischer, Eddie Izzard, and Lance Reddick. Among people deceased in 2024, James Kottak ranks 30. Before him are Jan Assmann, Micheline Presle, Sandra Milo, Helena Rojo, Toby Keith, and Glynis Johns. After him are James Herbert Brennan, Yury Solomin, Melanie, Jesse Jane, Don Murray, and Donald Adamson.
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 122
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 123
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 124
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 125
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 126
1962 - 2021
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 127
1962 - 2024
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 128
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 129
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 130
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 131
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 132
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 133
1962 - 2023
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 134
1938 - 2024
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 24
1922 - 2024
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 25
1933 - 2024
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 26
1944 - 2024
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 27
1961 - 2024
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 28
1923 - 2024
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 29
1962 - 2024
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 30
1940 - 2024
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 31
1935 - 2024
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 32
1947 - 2024
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 33
1980 - 2024
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 34
1929 - 2024
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 35
1939 - 2024
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 36
Among people born in United States, James Kottak ranks 4,466 out of 18,182. Before him are Sanford B. Dole (1844), Lee Radziwill (1933), Jackie Wilson (1934), Vivien Thomas (1910), Courtney Hodges (1887), and John Trumbull (1756). After him are Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), E. G. Marshall (1914), Ed Heinemann (1908), Ambrose Burnside (1824), William Porter (1926), and Thom Barry (1950).
1844 - 1926
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,460
1933 - 2019
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,461
1934 - 1984
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,462
1910 - 1985
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,463
1887 - 1966
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 4,464
1756 - 1843
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 4,465
1962 - 2024
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 4,466
1895 - 1960
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 4,467
1914 - 1998
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 4,468
1908 - 1991
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 4,469
1824 - 1881
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 4,470
1926 - 2000
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 4,471
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 4,472
Among musicians born in United States, James Kottak ranks 312. Before him are Corey Taylor (1973), Tommy Aldridge (1950), Paul Butterfield (1942), Jack DeJohnette (1942), Stanley Clarke (1951), and Michael Brecker (1949). After him are Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), Cecil Taylor (1929), J. J. Johnson (1924), Joe Henderson (1937), Grant Green (1935), and Otis Rush (1934).
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 306
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 307
1942 - 1987
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 308
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 309
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 310
1949 - 2007
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 311
1962 - 2024
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 312
1895 - 1960
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 313
1929 - 2018
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 314
1924 - 2001
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 315
1937 - 2001
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 316
1935 - 1979
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 317
1934 - 2018
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 318