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Alan Freed

1921 - 1965

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Albert James "Alan" Freed (December 15, 1921 – January 20, 1965) was an American disc jockey. He also produced and promoted large traveling concerts with various acts, helping to spread the importance of rock and roll music throughout North America, including popularizing the term "rock and roll". In 1986, Freed was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His "role in breaking down racial barriers in U.S. pop culture in the 1950s, by leading white and black kids to listen to the same music, put the radio personality 'at the vanguard' and made him 'a really important figure'", according to the executive director. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Freed is the 73rd most popular designer (up from 75th in 2019), the 7,542nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,852nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Alan Freed ranks 73 out of 104. Before him are Storm Thorgerson, Piero Tosi, Stefano Gabbana, Laura Ashley, Paul Smith, and Ruth St. Denis. After him are Lia van Leer, Robert Kalina, Ollie Johnston, Bill Moggridge, Erik Spiekermann, and Catherine Martin.

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Among people born in 1921, Alan Freed ranks 328. Before him are Al Pease, Bertil Antonsson, Fernando Roldán, Isabella Bashmakova, Karl Aage Hansen, and Dennis Brain. After him are Francis Blanche, Ilka Gedő, Roger Bocquet, Čestmír Vycpálek, Giorgio Scarlatti, and Carol Channing. Among people deceased in 1965, Alan Freed ranks 158. Before him are Urho Castrén, Pietro Bianchi, Edgar Barth, Eetje Sol, Renzo Minoli, and Tommaso Lequio di Assaba. After him are Jeanette MacDonald, Mae Murray, Harry Porter, Marion Jones Farquhar, Gladys Davis, and Constance Bennett.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Freed ranks 7,544 out of 20,380. Before him are Will Wright (1960), Gardnar Mulloy (1913), Julia Faye (1892), Lee Meriwether (1935), Michael J. Adams (1930), and Ken Foree (1948). After him are Elisabeth Moss (1982), Carrie Chapman Catt (1859), Jack Dongarra (1950), Charles P. Kindleberger (1910), Edward Lawry Norton (1898), and John Podesta (1949).

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Among DESIGNERS In United States

Among designers born in United States, Alan Freed ranks 8. Before him are Iris Apfel (1921), Betsy Ross (1752), Milton Glaser (1929), Syd Mead (1933), Paul Rand (1914), and Ruth St. Denis (1879). After him are Ollie Johnston (1912), Norman Bel Geddes (1893), Colleen Atwood (1948), Marc Davis (1913), Virgil Abloh (1980), and Betsey Johnson (1942).

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