Jack White

Jack White, born John Anthony Gillis in Detroit, Michigan, in 1975, was the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo the White Stripes, which he founded with Meg White in 1997. He co-founded the record label and studio Third Man Records in 2001, the same year the White Stripes earned international fame with White Blood Cells, and later formed the rock groups the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather. His solo career began with Blunderbuss (2012) and Lazaretto (2014), which broke the record for most first-week vinyl sales since 1991, and runs to No Name (2024) and Frozen Charlotte (2026). He has won twelve Grammy Awards, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the White Stripes in 2025.