Musiker
Roger Whittaker
1936 - 2023
Roger Whittaker
Roger Henry Brough Whittaker (* 22. März 1936 in Nairobi, Kenia; † 12. September 2023 in Castelsarrasin) war ein britischer Sänger, Liedermacher und Kunstpfeifer. Er war unter anderem im Vereinigten Königreich, in den Vereinigten Staaten, in Kanada, Südafrika, Deutschland und Österreich erfolgreich. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen
His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Whittaker is the 471st most popular musiker (down from 191st in 2024), the 8th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Kenyan Musiker.
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Among Musikers
Among musikers, Roger Whittaker ranks 471 out of 3,175. Before him are Avril Lavigne, Menahem Pressler, Géza Anda, Edwin Fischer, Bo Diddley, and Paul Landers. After him are Alicia de Larrocha, Bobby McFerrin, Mitsuko Uchida, Tito Jackson, Julie Guicciardi, and Dexter Gordon.
Most Popular Musikers in Wikipedia
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Avril Lavigne
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 465
Menahem Pressler
1923 - 2023
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 466
Géza Anda
1921 - 1976
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 467
Edwin Fischer
1886 - 1960
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 468
Bo Diddley
1928 - 2008
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 469
Paul Landers
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 470
Roger Whittaker
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 471
Alicia de Larrocha
1923 - 2009
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 472
Bobby McFerrin
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 473
Mitsuko Uchida
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 474
Tito Jackson
1953 - 2024
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 475
Julie Guicciardi
1782 - 1856
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 476
Dexter Gordon
1923 - 1990
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 477
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Roger Whittaker ranks 143. Before him are Raimonds Pauls, Masako Nozawa, Frances Shand Kydd, Nino Castelnuovo, Hifikepunye Pohamba, and Omar Suleiman. After him are Horst Mahler, Dan Inosanto, A. S. Byatt, Harry Bild, Adolfo Nicolás, and Klaus Kinkel. Among people deceased in 2023, Roger Whittaker ranks 114. Before him are David Crosby, Kaija Saariaho, Menahem Pressler, Petar Zhekov, Ruslan Khasbulatov, and Matteo Messina Denaro. After him are Antonella Lualdi, Lee Sun-kyun, Marisa Pavan, A. S. Byatt, Tim Keller, and Ian Wilmut.
Others Born in 1936
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Raimonds Pauls
COMPOSER
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 137
Masako Nozawa
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 138
Frances Shand Kydd
NOBLEMAN
1936 - 2004
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 139
Nino Castelnuovo
ACTOR
1936 - 2021
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 140
Hifikepunye Pohamba
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 141
Omar Suleiman
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 142
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 143
Horst Mahler
EXTREMIST
1936 - 2025
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 144
Dan Inosanto
CELEBRITY
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 145
A. S. Byatt
WRITER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 146
Harry Bild
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 147
Adolfo Nicolás
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2020
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 148
Klaus Kinkel
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 149
Others Deceased in 2023
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David Crosby
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2023
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 108
Kaija Saariaho
COMPOSER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 109
Menahem Pressler
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2023
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 110
Petar Zhekov
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 111
Ruslan Khasbulatov
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 112
Matteo Messina Denaro
EXTREMIST
1962 - 2023
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 113
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 114
Antonella Lualdi
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 115
Lee Sun-kyun
ACTOR
1975 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 116
Marisa Pavan
ACTOR
1932 - 2023
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 117
A. S. Byatt
WRITER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 118
Tim Keller
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - 2023
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 119
Ian Wilmut
BIOLOGIST
1944 - 2023
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 120
In Kenya
Among people born in Kenya, Roger Whittaker ranks 8 out of 150. Before him are Richard Dawkins (1941), Barack Obama Sr. (1936), Jomo Kenyatta (1893), Louis Leakey (1903), Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938), and Daniel arap Moi (1924). After him are Mwai Kibaki (1931), Richard Leakey (1944), John Njue (1944), Kipchoge Keino (1940), Deep Roy (1949), and Uhuru Kenyatta (1961).
Others born in Kenya
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Richard Dawkins
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 2
Barack Obama Sr.
ECONOMIST
1936 - 1982
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 3
Jomo Kenyatta
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1978
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 4
Louis Leakey
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1903 - 1972
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 5
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
WRITER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 6
Daniel arap Moi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 7
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 8
Mwai Kibaki
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 9
Richard Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1944 - 2022
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 10
John Njue
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 11
Kipchoge Keino
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 12
Deep Roy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 13
Uhuru Kenyatta
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 14
Among Musikers In Kenya
Among musikers born in Kenya, Roger Whittaker ranks 1.
