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Ahmet Ertegun

1923 - 2006

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Ahmet Ertegun ( AH-met AIR-tə-gən; Turkish: Ahmet Zahrettin Sebuhi Ertegün, pronounced [ahˈmet eɾteˈɟyn]; July 31, 1923 – December 14, 2006) was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter, record executive and philanthropist. Ertegun was the co-founder and president of Atlantic Records. He discovered and championed many leading rhythm and blues and rock musicians. Ertegun also wrote classic blues and pop songs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmet Ertegun is the 228th most popular musician (up from 679th in 2019), the 401st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 830th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 228 out of 3,175. Before him are Clara Haskil, Nikolai Rubinstein, Leslie Cheung, Don Cherry, Lucio Dalla, and Stéphane Grappelli. After him are Nam June Paik, George Martin, Ken Hensley, Joni Mitchell, Violeta Parra, and Klaus Nomi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 50. Before him are Diana Douglas, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Linda Christian, Erland Josephson, Vladimir Gelfand, and Aristides Pereira. After him are Yelena Bonner, Bert Trautmann, Stjepan Bobek, Walter Kohn, René Thom, and Freeman Dyson. Among people deceased in 2006, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 48. Before him are Markus Wolf, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Steve Irwin, Zoia Ceaușescu, Karel Appel, and Ed Bradley. After him are Nam June Paik, John Kenneth Galbraith, Shelley Winters, P. W. Botha, Alexander Litvinenko, and James Van Allen.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 401 out of 1,347. Before him are Hüma Hatun (1400), Cleitus the Black (-370), Simplicius of Cilicia (490), Nebahat Çehre (1944), Alexander Balas (-150), and İbrahim Tatlıses (1952). After him are Dani Rodrik (1957), Thomas the Slav (800), Binali Yıldırım (1955), Mizizios (622), Leo I, King of Armenia (1150), and Gevherhan Sultan (1605).

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Among MUSICIANS In Türkiye

Among musicians born in Türkiye, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 1. After him are Joe Strummer (1952), Barış Manço (1943), İdil Biret (1941), Ayla Erduran (1934), Orhan Gencebay (1944), Âşık Veysel (1894), Selda Bağcan (1948), Arif Mardin (1932), Fazıl Say (1970), Arto Tunçboyacıyan (1957), and Şehrazat (1952).

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