1967 - 1994
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge rock band Nirvana. Through his angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, his compositions widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurt Cobain has received more than 33,475,320 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Cobain is the 57th most popular singer (down from 50th in 2019), the 378th most popular biography from United States (down from 343rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Singer.
Kurt Cobain is most famous for being the lead singer and guitarist of the band Nirvana.
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Among singers, Kurt Cobain ranks 57 out of 3,528. Before him are Celine Dion, Ella Fitzgerald, George Michael, Phil Collins, 50 Cent, and Jennifer Lopez. After him are Sarah Vaughan, Stevie Wonder, Eminem, Carlos Gardel, Amália Rodrigues, and Rod Stewart.
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 51
1917 - 1996
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 52
1963 - 2016
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 53
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 54
1975 - Present
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 55
1969 - Present
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 56
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 57
1924 - 1990
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 58
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 59
1972 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 60
1890 - 1935
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 61
1920 - 1999
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 62
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 63
Among people born in 1967, Kurt Cobain ranks 3. Before him are Vin Diesel and Jason Statham. After him are Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Roberto Baggio, Mikheil Saakashvili, Jürgen Klopp, Kazuyoshi Miura, David Guetta, Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, and Kane. Among people deceased in 1994, Kurt Cobain ranks 15. Before him are Eugène Ionesco, Linus Pauling, Ayrton Senna, Burt Lancaster, Andrei Chikatilo, and Giulietta Masina. After him are Léon Degrelle, Melina Mercouri, Antônio Carlos Jobim, John Wayne Gacy, Paul Feyerabend, and Mas Oyama.
1967 - Present
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 1
1967 - Present
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 2
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 3
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 4
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 5
1967 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 6
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 7
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 8
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 9
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 10
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 11
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 12
1909 - 1994
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 9
1901 - 1994
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 10
1960 - 1994
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 11
1913 - 1994
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 12
1936 - 1994
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 13
1921 - 1994
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 14
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 15
1906 - 1994
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 16
1920 - 1994
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 17
1927 - 1994
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 18
1942 - 1994
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 19
1924 - 1994
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 20
1923 - 1994
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 21
Among people born in United States, Kurt Cobain ranks 378 out of 18,182. Before him are Charles Francis Richter (1900), Jay Leno (1950), Jennifer Lopez (1969), George Herbert Mead (1863), Dan Brown (1964), and Zachary Taylor (1784). After him are Dian Fossey (1932), David Carradine (1936), Kathy Bates (1948), Chet Baker (1929), Chester W. Nimitz (1885), and Kurt Russell (1951).
1900 - 1985
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 372
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 373
1969 - Present
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 374
1863 - 1931
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 375
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 376
1784 - 1850
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 377
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 378
1932 - 1985
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 379
1936 - 2009
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 380
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 381
1929 - 1988
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 382
1885 - 1966
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 383
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 384
Among singers born in United States, Kurt Cobain ranks 23. Before him are Joe Dassin (1938), Nina Simone (1933), Billie Holiday (1915), Ella Fitzgerald (1917), 50 Cent (1975), and Jennifer Lopez (1969). After him are Sarah Vaughan (1924), Stevie Wonder (1950), Eminem (1972), The Notorious B.I.G. (1972), Diana Ross (1944), and Glen Campbell (1936).
1938 - 1980
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 17
1933 - 2003
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 18
1915 - 1959
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 19
1917 - 1996
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 20
1975 - Present
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 21
1969 - Present
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 22
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 23
1924 - 1990
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 24
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 25
1972 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 26
1972 - 1997
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 27
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 28
1936 - 2017
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 29