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Earl Wild

1915 - 2010

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Earl Wild (November 26, 1915 – January 23, 2010) was an American pianist known for his transcriptions of jazz and classical music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Earl Wild is the 1,897th most popular musician (down from 1,781st in 2024), the 10,065th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,005th in 2019) and the 738th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Earl Wild ranks 1,897 out of 3,175. Before him are Armando Peraza, Phil Collen, Johnny Mandel, Dan Ar Braz, Augustus Pablo, and Roy Bittan. After him are Rolf Harris, Hirokazu Tanaka, Henry Vestine, Malouma, Ringo Sheena, and Chick Webb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Earl Wild ranks 256. Before him are Simo Puupponen, John Dobson, Georgy Tovstonogov, Bhisham Sahni, Ismat Chughtai, and Humphrey Searle. After him are Hanka Bielicka, Jean Parker, Jaroslav Volak, Claudia Testoni, Ran Laurie, and Helmut Niedermayr. Among people deceased in 2010, Earl Wild ranks 386. Before him are Paul Drayton, Fatima Meer, Guru, Franciszek Gągor, James MacArthur, and Lisa Blount. After him are Zbigniew Gut, Ted Stevens, Heidi Kabel, Ronald Pettersson, Isabelle Caro, and Gheorghe Fiat.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Earl Wild ranks 10,067 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Loden (1932), Milt Kahl (1909), Luke Grimes (1984), Dave Arneson (1947), Roy Bittan (1949), and Lori Petty (1963). After him are Rand Paul (1963), Jerry Sanders (1936), Alice Davenport (1864), Bertrand Halperin (1941), Willard Scott (1934), and Henry Vestine (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Earl Wild ranks 738. Before him are Larry Adler (1914), Hal Blaine (1929), Jackie McLean (1931), Joe Lovano (1952), Johnny Mandel (1925), and Roy Bittan (1949). After him are Henry Vestine (1944), Chick Webb (1905), Dan Hartman (1950), Frank Ferrer (1966), Skrillex (1988), and Johnny Van Zant (1960).

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