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Barry White

1944 - 2003

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Barry Eugene White (né Carter; September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring R&B, soul, and disco songs such as his two biggest hits: "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" and "You're the First, the Last, My Everything". White recorded 20 studio albums during the course of his career, while multiple versions and compilations were released worldwide that were certified gold, 41 of which also attained platinum status. White had 20 gold and 10 platinum singles, with worldwide record sales in excess of 100 million records, and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barry White is the 42nd most popular singer (down from 36th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from United States (down from 217th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Singer.

Barry White is most famous for his deep, raspy voice and sensual lyrics. He is a singer, songwriter, and producer of soul and R&B music.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Barry White ranks 42 out of 4,381. Before him are Toto Cutugno, Cesária Évora, Johnny Cash, Farinelli, Nico, and Agnetha Fältskog. After him are Kanye West, Celine Dion, Beyoncé, Barbra Streisand, Ozzy Osbourne, and Phil Collins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Barry White ranks 8. Before him are Gerhard Schröder, Jeff Beck, Michael Douglas, Omar al-Bashir, George Lucas, and Ban Ki-moon. After him are John Holmes, Alexander Van der Bellen, Sebastião Salgado, Jairzinho, Reinhold Messner, and Rutger Hauer. Among people deceased in 2003, Barry White ranks 10. Before him are Idi Amin, Heydar Aliyev, Edward Teller, Johnny Cash, Gregory Peck, and Alija Izetbegović. After him are Robert K. Merton, Maurice Gibb, Ilya Prigogine, Nina Simone, Nǃxau ǂToma, and Zoran Đinđić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barry White ranks 252 out of 20,380. Before him are Tim Cook (1960), Sharon Tate (1943), Lee Harvey Oswald (1939), Thomas Kuhn (1922), Cameron Diaz (1972), and Olympias (-375). After him are Charlton Heston (1923), Eli Whitney (1765), Sigourney Weaver (1949), Joseph Heller (1923), Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866), and John Holmes (1944).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Barry White ranks 17. Before him are Tina Turner (1939), Tupac Shakur (1971), Debbie Harry (1945), Whitney Houston (1963), Mariah Carey (1969), and Johnny Cash (1932). After him are Kanye West (1977), Beyoncé (1981), Barbra Streisand (1942), Axl Rose (1962), Jay-Z (1969), and Sammy Davis Jr. (1925).

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