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Questlove

1971 - Today

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Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove (stylized as ?uestlove), is an American drummer, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the hip-hop band the Roots. The Roots have been the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since 2014, after having fulfilled the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Questlove is also one of the producers of the 2015 cast album of the Broadway musical Hamilton. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Questlove is the 3,117th most popular musician (down from 2,972nd in 2024), the 18,162nd most popular biography from United States (down from 17,552nd in 2019) and the 1,301st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Questlove ranks 3,117 out of 3,175. Before him are Nick Valensi, Anna Fedorova, Chad Hugo, Anthony B, Porter Robinson, and Mike Wengren. After him are Sak Noel, Ilan Eshkeri, Felix Jaehn, Tommy Page, Stephen Malkmus, and Dave Baksh.

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Among people born in 1971, Questlove ranks 1,112. Before him are Franck Esposito, Vazha Tarkhnishvili, Mike Wengren, Zaal Udumashvili, Jari Mantila, and Fredro Starr. After him are Stephan Volkert, Binyavanga Wainaina, Andrei Fyodorov, Yasuo Manaka, Mikael Damberg, and Joe-Max Moore.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Questlove ranks 18,170 out of 20,380. Before him are Jamie Noble (1976), Todd Hays (1969), Fredro Starr (1971), Levy Tran (1983), Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (1970), and Chris Jacobs (1964). After him are Seth Wescott (1976), Geoffrey Miller (null), Charlotte Ross (1968), Jimmy Vasser (1965), Brandi Chastain (1968), and Kay Panabaker (1990).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Questlove ranks 1,301. Before him are Ben McKee (1985), Rob Cavallo (1963), Nick Valensi (1981), Chad Hugo (1974), Porter Robinson (1992), and Mike Wengren (1971). After him are Tommy Page (1967), Stephen Malkmus (1966), Joey Vera (1963), Scott Raynor (1978), Flying Lotus (1983), and Dave Douglas (1963).

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