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Cole Porter

1891 - 1964

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Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in Hollywood films. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, Porter defied his grandfather's wishes for him to practice law and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn to musical theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cole Porter is the 387th most popular composer (down from 381st in 2019), the 2,075th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,814th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Composer.

Cole Porter is best known for his popular songs, such as "Night and Day," "I Get a Kick Out of You," and "Begin the Beguine."

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Cole Porter ranks 387 out of 1,451. Before him are Nikolai Medtner, Ferdinando Carulli, Christian Gottlob Neefe, Giovanni Bottesini, Joaquín Turina, and André Jolivet. After him are Jacobus Gallus, Johann Adam Reincken, Giovanni Legrenzi, Richard Rodgers, Charles Koechlin, and Karl Richter.

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Among people born in 1891, Cole Porter ranks 49. Before him are Max Amann, Grant Wood, Yevhen Konovalets, Bronislava Nijinska, Michael Polanyi, and Alexander Wienerberger. After him are Pier Luigi Nervi, Anton Dostler, Hu Shih, Kurt von Tippelskirch, Jacques Lipchitz, and John Heartfield. Among people deceased in 1964, Cole Porter ranks 45. Before him are Sam Cooke, Douglas McGregor, Adib Shishakli, Princess Auguste of Bavaria, Peter Lorre, and Heinrich Neuhaus. After him are J. B. S. Haldane, Amrit Kaur, Werner Kempf, Vladko Maček, Flannery O'Connor, and August Sander.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cole Porter ranks 2,075 out of 20,380. Before him are James Irwin (1930), Lou Ferrigno (1951), Katherine MacGregor (1925), Max Wright (1943), Pat Garrett (1850), and Matthew Broderick (1962). After him are Roger Corman (1926), Bill Tilden (1893), Gary Busey (1944), Gus Van Sant (1952), Adam Savage (1967), and Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Cole Porter ranks 19. Before him are Steve Reich (1936), Stephen Schwartz (1948), Charles Ives (1874), Alan Silvestri (1950), Aaron Copland (1900), and Bernard Herrmann (1911). After him are Richard Rodgers (1902), Elmer Bernstein (1922), Paul Bowles (1910), Danny Elfman (1953), James Newton Howard (1951), and George Antheil (1900).

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