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Don Letts

1956 - Today

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Donovan Letts (born 10 January 1956) is a British film director, disc jockey (DJ) and musician. Letts first came to prominence as the videographer for the Clash, directing several of their music videos. In 1984, Letts co-founded the band Big Audio Dynamite with former Clash lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist Mick Jones, acting as the band's sampler and videographer before departing the band in 1990. Letts has also directed music videos for Musical Youth, the Psychedelic Furs, Fun Boy Three, the Pretenders and Elvis Costello as well as the feature documentaries The Punk Rock Movie (1978) and The Clash: Westway to the World (2000). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Don Letts is the 2,812th most popular musician (down from 2,595th in 2019), the 6,948th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,381st in 2019) and the 454th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Don Letts ranks 2,812 out of 3,175. Before him are DJ Manian, Dan Donegan, Jesse Carmichael, Frank Iero, Jeffrey Dunn, and Oxxxymiron. After him are Takahiro Moriuchi, Sigala, Vilde Frang, Andy Gill, BT, and Maimuna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Don Letts ranks 761. Before him are Julie Bishop, Andrea Levy, Ruth Ozeki, Tara Buckman, David Narey, and Charlie Adler. After him are Andy Gill, Richard A. Searfoss, Chuy Bravo, Shawn Colvin, Sue Barker, and Frank Stapleton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Don Letts ranks 6,950 out of 8,785. Before him are Kalvin Phillips (1995), Aimee Lou Wood (1995), Jeffrey Dunn (1961), Sarbel (1981), Yasemin Allen (1989), and Jamie Murray (1986). After him are Barry Evans (1943), Philip Glenister (1963), Nico Yennaris (1993), Lucy Punch (1977), Sigala (1992), and Ruta Gedmintas (1983).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Don Letts ranks 454. Before him are Hallucinogen (1971), Dave Rowntree (1964), Dhani Harrison (1978), John Newman (1990), Squarepusher (1975), and Jeffrey Dunn (1961). After him are Sigala (1992), Andy Gill (1956), Wilbur Soot (1996), Burial (2000), Nina Nesbitt (1994), and Paul McGuigan (1971).

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