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Bob Dylan

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Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 68-year career. With an estimated 125 million records sold worldwide, he is one of the best-selling musicians. Dylan added increasingly sophisticated lyrical techniques to the folk music of the early 1960s, infusing it "with the intellectualism of classic literature and poetry". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Dylan is the 8th most popular musician (up from 10th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from United States (up from 99th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Musician.

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter and poet. He is most famous for his protest songs during the 1960s, which include "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'."

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Among musicians, Bob Dylan ranks 8 out of 3,175. Before him are Freddie Mercury, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Franz Liszt, Niccolò Paganini, and John Lennon. After him are B.B. King, Louis Armstrong, Clara Schumann, Leonard Cohen, Lemmy, and Jeff Beck.

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Among people born in 1941, Bob Dylan ranks 4. Before him are Kim Jong-il, Joan Baez, and Hayao Miyazaki. After him are Slobodan Milošević, Alex Ferguson, Plácido Domingo, Sergio Mattarella, Bernardo Bertolucci, Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., Cesária Évora, and Riccardo Muti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Dylan ranks 67 out of 20,380. Before him are James Watson (1928), Andy Warhol (1928), Bill Clinton (1946), Marlon Brando (1924), Toni Morrison (1931), and George R. R. Martin (1948). After him are Richard Nixon (1913), Bill Gates (1955), David Lynch (1946), Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927), George H. W. Bush (1924), and Henry Ford (1863).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bob Dylan ranks 3. Before him are Madonna (1958), and Michael Jackson (1958). After him are B.B. King (1925), Louis Armstrong (1901), Jimi Hendrix (1942), Joe Jackson (1928), Ray Charles (1930), Scatman John (1942), Brian Wilson (1942), Ronnie James Dio (1942), and Tom Petty (1950).

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