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Art Garfunkel

1941 - Today

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Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer, actor and poet who is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, Garfunkel became acquainted with Simon through an elementary school play, a production of Alice in Wonderland. Their combined presence in music began in the 1950s, and throughout the 1960s the duo of Simon & Garfunkel achieved great chart success with tracks such as "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson" (written for the 1967 film The Graduate), "Scarborough Fair", "The Boxer" and "Bridge over Troubled Water". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Art Garfunkel is the 138th most popular singer (down from 102nd in 2019), the 969th most popular biography from United States (down from 601st in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Singer.

Art Garfunkel is most famous for being one half of the singing duo Simon and Garfunkel.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Art Garfunkel ranks 138 out of 4,381. Before him are Laura Branigan, Bruce Dickinson, Melanie, Selena, Robin Gibb, and Nina Hagen. After him are Jimmie Rodgers, DMX, Astrud Gilberto, Yma Sumac, Paul Anka, and Sandra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Art Garfunkel ranks 59. Before him are Hank Marvin, George Clinton, Nathalie Delon, Viktor Zubkov, Frank Farian, and Ryan O'Neal. After him are Angelo Scola, Milan Kučan, Paul Anka, Nona Gaprindashvili, Ritchie Valens, and Jordi Savall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Art Garfunkel ranks 969 out of 20,380. Before him are Ryan O'Neal (1941), Donald Knuth (1938), Jeffrey Sachs (1954), Stan Kroenke (1947), Omar Bradley (1893), and Anthony Perkins (1932). After him are Louise Hay (1926), Zoe Saldaña (1978), Julius Axelrod (1912), Roy Scheider (1932), Richard E. Byrd (1888), and Robert Evans (1930).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Art Garfunkel ranks 56. Before him are Harry Belafonte (1927), Roy Orbison (1936), George Clinton (1941), Laura Branigan (1952), Melanie (1947), and Selena (1971). After him are Jimmie Rodgers (1897), DMX (1970), Bing Crosby (1903), Little Richard (1932), Chester Bennington (1976), and Suzi Quatro (1950).

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