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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 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Don Letts is the 2,879th most popular musician (down from 2,595th in 2024), the 7,003rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,381st in 2019) and the 458th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Don Letts ranks 2,879 out of 3,175. Before him are Dan Donegan, Jesse Carmichael, Frank Iero, Niki Belucci, Jeffrey Dunn, and Oxxxymiron. After him are Burton C. Bell, Gui Boratto, Takahiro Moriuchi, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Sigala, and Vilde Frang.

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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 7,005 out of 8,785. Before him are Aimee Lou Wood (1995), Jeffrey Dunn (1961), Sarbel (1981), Carmen Chaplin (1977), Yasemin Allen (1989), and Jamie Murray (1986). After him are Barry Evans (1943), Philip Glenister (1963), Leroy Watson (1965), Nico Yennaris (1993), Lucy Punch (1977), and Sigala (1992).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Don Letts ranks 458. Before him are Dave Rowntree (1964), Dhani Harrison (1978), John Newman (1990), Justine Frischmann (1969), Squarepusher (1975), and Jeffrey Dunn (1961). After him are Sigala (1992), Andy Gill (1956), Wilbur Soot (1996), Tony Kanal (1970), Burial (2000), and Shane Embury (1967).

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