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James Kottak

1962 - 2024

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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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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

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Among MUSICIANS

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In United States

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).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

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).

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