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Mike Mills

1958 - Today

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Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., his musical repertoire also includes keyboards and occasional lead vocals. He contributed to a majority of the band's musical compositions and is the only member to have had formal musical training. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Mike Mills is the 1,770th most popular musician (down from 1,624th in 2024), the 9,406th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,131st in 2019) and the 675th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mike Mills ranks 1,770 out of 3,175. Before him are Lee Ranaldo, Nobuko Imai, Shelly Manne, Hugh Hopper, Lucky Dube, and Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga. After him are Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Chuck Mangione, Rick Allen, Glenn Cornick, Camilla Wicks, and Yegor Letov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Mike Mills ranks 364. Before him are Curt Hennig, Salah Assad, Ryoichi Kawakatsu, Hugo de León, Thierry Tusseau, and Lisa De Leeuw. After him are David O'Leary, Alberto Cova, Sam Matekane, Stephan Weil, Kazuaki Nagasawa, and Joe F. Edwards Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mike Mills ranks 9,408 out of 20,380. Before him are Verna Felton (1890), Charles Bassett (1931), Pua Kealoha (1902), Dustin Moskovitz (1984), Marguerite Clark (1883), and Bill O'Reilly (1949). After him are Gordon B. Hinckley (1910), Shirley Ann Jackson (1946), Angus King (1944), George Thorogood (1950), Daniel Henney (1979), and Jane Irwin Harrison (1804).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mike Mills ranks 675. Before him are Jimmy Dorsey (1904), Terry Kath (1946), Warren Zevon (1947), Brain (1963), Lee Ranaldo (1956), and Shelly Manne (1920). After him are Chuck Mangione (1940), Camilla Wicks (1928), Herb Ellis (1921), Joe Morello (1928), Rex Brown (1964), and Peter Tork (1942).

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