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Kurt Cobain

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Kurt Cobain

Singer and Songwriter


Who was Kurt Cobain?

Kurt Cobain was a singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the frontman of the band Nirvana. He was born on February 20, 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington. Cobain started playing guitar at a young age and began writing songs in his teens.

In 1987, Cobain formed Nirvana with bassist Krist Novoselic, and the duo began performing in the Seattle music scene. Their breakthrough album, "Nevermind," was released in 1991 and became a massive commercial success, propelled by the hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

Cobain's songwriting, which often touched on themes of alienation and social commentary, earned him critical acclaim and a devoted following. However, the pressures of fame and personal struggles with addiction and mental health took a toll on him.

On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead in his home in Seattle, Washington, having died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The coroner's report estimated he had died a few days earlier on April 5. He was only 27 years old.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Kurt Cobain

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

11th cousin 1 time removed
via Nathaniel Warren

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

12th cousin 1 time removed
via John Alden

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

12th cousin 1 time removed
via Thomas Rogers

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Joan Staley

TV and Movie Actress

11th cousin 2 times removed
via Richard Warren

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Israel Broussard

TV and Movie Actor

11th cousin 2 times removed
via John Alden

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

9th cousin 4 times removed
via Thomas Rogers

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Jerry Van Dyke

TV and Movie Actor

10th cousin 3 times removed
via John Alden

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Samuel P. Colt

Founder of U.S. Rubber Co. (now Uniroyal)

7th cousin 6 times removed
via Richard Warren

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Sir Hiram

Maxim

6th cousin 6 times removed
via Nathaniel Warren

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Hiram Percy Maxim

Radio Pioneer and Inventor

7th cousin 5 times removed
via Nathaniel Warren

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Henry John Heinz II

CEO of the H.J. Heinz Company

9th cousin 3 times removed
via Nathaniel Warren

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Henry John Heinz III

U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania

10th cousin 2 times removed
via Nathaniel Warren

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Robert F. Bradford

57th Governor of Massachusetts

8th cousin 6 times removed
via Jane Gates

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Robert F. Bradford

57th Governor of Massachusetts

6th cousin 5 times removed
via John Rogers Jr.

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Dr. Vannevar Bush

President, Carnegie Institution of Science

9th cousin 4 times removed
via Thomas Rogers

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Sidney Dillon Ripley

Secy. of the Smithsonian, WWII Spy

9th cousin 4 times removed
via John Alden

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Sidney Dillon Ripley

Secy. of the Smithsonian, WWII Spy

9th cousin 5 times removed
via Jane Gates

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Dr. Vannevar Bush

President, Carnegie Institution of Science

10th cousin 4 times removed
via Jane Gates

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Robert F. Bradford

57th Governor of Massachusetts

9th cousin 4 times removed
via Richard Warren

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William A. Buckingham

41st Governor of Connecticut

5th cousin 7 times removed
via William Pabodie

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Abby (Gray) Borden

Murdered Step-Mother of Lizzie Borden

6th cousin 7 times removed
via Richard Warren

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Ann M. Martin

Children's Author

10th cousin 2 times removed
via William Pabodie

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Oliver Ames

35th Governor of Massachusetts

7th cousin 6 times removed
via John Alden

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George Plimpton

Sports writer, Humorist, and Journalist

10th cousin 3 times removed
via John Alden

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Adelbert Ames

27th and 30th Governor of Mississippi

8th cousin 5 times removed
via Richard Warren

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