Post-punk musicians

The list Post-punk musicians includes Nick Cave, Bono, John Lydon, David Sylvian and The Edge. The list consists of 113 members and 3 sublists.

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Post-punk

Music genre

Post-punk music groups
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- The Cure
- Depeche Mode
- Devo
- Simple Minds
- New Order
American post-punk musicians
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British post-punk musicians
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1.

Nick Cave

Australian musician and writer

Overview: Nicholas Edward Cave AO (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor, best known for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds ...

Date of birth: 22 September 1957

Age: 67

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Susie Bick (Married)

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Australian male guitarists 211T

The Immaculate Consumptive members 4T

The Birthday Party (band) members 5T
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John Lydon

British punk rock singer (born 1956)

Overview: John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956), also known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead singer of the late-1970s British punk band ...

Date of birth: 31 January 1956

Age: 69

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Nora Forster (Married)

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British post-punk musicians 73T

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) participants 208T

21st-century male artists 1,869T
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Robert Smith

Musician

Overview: Robert James Smith (born 21 April 1959) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is the lead singer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, primary songwriter, and only continuous ...

Date of birth: 21 April 1959

Age: 66

Nationality: English

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Mary Poole (Married)

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British post-punk musicians 73T

The Glove members 4T

English male guitarists 868T
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Bono

Irish musician and activist, lead vocalist of U2 (born 1960)

Overview: Paul David Hewson KBE OL (born 10 May 1960), known by his stage name Bono (), is an Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist, venture capitalist, businessman, and actor. He is best known as the ...

Date of birth: 10 May 1960

Age: 65

Nationality: Irish

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Ali Hewson (Married)

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Web Summit Speaker 67T

People from Killiney 12T

People educated at Mount Temple Comprehensive School 32T
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David Sylvian

English singer

Overview: David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, 23 February 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician who came to prominence in the late 1970s as frontman and principal songwriter of the band Japan. The ...

Date of birth: 23 February 1958

Age: 67

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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Post-progressive musicians 9T

Male new wave singers 115T

English male singer-songwriters 639T
6.

The Edge

Irish rock musician

Overview: David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known by his stage name the Edge (or simply Edge), is a British-born Irish musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing ...

Date of birth: 8 August 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: Irish

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Irish male guitarists 74T

People from Killiney 12T

British post-punk musicians 73T
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Ian Curtis

Musician and songwriter

Overview: Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the post-punk band Joy Division and recorded two albums with the group: ...

Date of birth: 15 July 1956

Date of death: 18 May 1980

Age: 23 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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20th-century British guitarists 140T

1980 suicides 35T

Rock musicians who committed suicide 104T
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Adam Clayton

Irish rock musician, bassist of U2

Overview: Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960) is an English-born Irish musician who is the bassist of the rock band U2. He has resided in County Dublin, Ireland since his family moved to Malahide in 1965 ...

Date of birth: 13 March 1960

Age: 65

Nationality: English

Occupation: Bassist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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British post-punk musicians 73T

People educated at Mount Temple Comprehensive School 32T

People from Malahide 35T
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Simon Gallup

British musician

Overview: Simon Jonathon Gallup (born 1 June 1960) is an English musician and bassist of the alternative rock band The Cure.

Date of birth: 1 June 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: English

Occupation: Bassist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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British post-punk musicians 73T

Male bass guitarists 788T

Alternative rock bass guitarists 88T
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Larry Mullen Jr.

Drummer for rock band U2

Overview: Lawrence Joseph Mullen Jr. (born 31 October 1961) is an Irish musician and actor, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band U2. Mullen's distinctive, almost military drumming style developed ...

Date of birth: 31 October 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: Irish

Occupation: Drummer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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People from Artane, Dublin 17T

People educated at Mount Temple Comprehensive School 32T

Musicians from Dublin (city) 168T
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Gavin Friday

Musical artist

Overview: Gavin Friday (born Fionán Martin Hanvey, 8 October 1959) is an Irish singer and songwriter, composer, actor and painter, best known as a founding member of the post-punk group The Virgin Prunes.

Date of birth: 8 October 1959

Age: 65

Nationality: Irish

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Ballygall 11T

Irish male painters 232T

Virgin Prunes members 3T
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Zachary Cole Smith

American musician

Overview: Zachary Cole Smith (born November 7, 1984) is an American musician, model and music video director, best known for being the frontman of DIIV. He first began playing in bands like Soft Black, Darwin Deez ...

Date of birth: 7 November 1984

Age: 40

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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American post-punk musicians 51T

21st-century male singers 6,386T

Male models from New York (state) 57T
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Poppy Corby-Tuech

French-English actress

Overview: Poppy Colette Corby-Tuech (born 1987) is a French-British actress. She is known for portraying Prudence in the E! soap opera The Royals, and for her role as Vinda Rosier in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes ...

Date of birth: 18 November 1987

Age: 37

Nationality: French

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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21st-century French actresses 535T

1987 births 19,627T
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Danielle Dax

British musician

Overview: Danielle Dax (born 23 September 1958) is an English experimental musician and producer most active from the late-1970s to the mid-1990s.

Date of birth: 23 September 1958

Age: 66

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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British post-punk musicians 73T

20th-century English women singers 318T

20th-century English singers 784T
15.

Kevin Shields

Irish musician (born 1963)

Overview: Kevin Patrick Shields (born 21 May 1963) is an American-Irish musician, singer-songwriter, composer, and producer, best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the band My Bloody Valentine. My Bloody V ...

Date of birth: 21 May 1963

Age: 62

Nationality: Irish

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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People from Killiney 12T

20th-century male singers 5,415T

21st-century male singers 6,632T
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Bernard Sumner

British musician

Overview: Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of both Joy Division, for whom he was the lead guitarist and ...

Date of birth: 9 January 1956

Age: 69

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Partner: Sarah Sumner (Married)

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British post-punk musicians 73T

Electronic (band) members 5T

English male guitarists 868T
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Margita Stefanovic

Serbian musician

Overview: Margita "Magi" Stefanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Маргита „Маги” Стефановић; 1 April 1959 – 18 September 2002) was a Serbian musician best known as a keyboardist of Serbian rock band Ekatarina Velika.

Date of birth: 1 April 1959

Date of death: 18 September 2002

Age: 43 (age at death)

Nationality: Serbian

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

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Women in punk 71T

AIDS-related deaths in Serbia 2T

University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture alumni 25T
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Bojan Pečar

Yugoslav musician

Overview: Bojan Pečar (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Печар) (22 March 1960, Belgrade – 13 October 1998, London) was a Yugoslav and Serbian musician, best known as bass player of the cult Yugoslav rock band Ekatarina ...

Date of birth: 22 March 1960

Date of death: 13 October 1998

Age: 38 (age at death)

Nationality: Serbian

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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Deaths in Greater London 91T

20th-century bass guitarists 183T

20th-century guitarists 809T
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Kirk Brandon

British singer

Overview: Kirk Brandon (born 3 August 1956) is an English musician best known as the leader of the bands Theatre of Hate and Spear of Destiny.

Date of birth: 3 August 1956

Age: 68

Nationality: British

Occupation: Songwriter

Gender: Male

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British male songwriters 485T

British post-punk musicians 98T

Theatre of Hate members 8T
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Lizzy Mercier Descloux

French singer

Overview: Martine-Elisabeth "Lizzy" Mercier Descloux (16 December 1956 – 20 April 2004) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter.

Date of birth: 16 December 1956

Date of death: 20 April 2004

Age: 47 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

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Musicians from Lyon 84T

20th-century French non-fiction writers 459T

20th-century French women singers 228T