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Elton Dean

1945 - 2006

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Elton Dean (28 October 1945 – 8 February 2006) was an English jazz musician who performed on alto saxophone, saxello (a variant of the soprano saxophone) and occasionally keyboards. Part of the Canterbury scene, he featured in Soft Machine, among others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elton Dean is the 1,926th most popular musician (down from 1,509th in 2019), the 4,990th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,952nd in 2019) and the 313th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Elton Dean ranks 1,926 out of 3,175. Before him are Eric Prydz, Lynn Harrell, Jeremy Spencer, Alan Jay Lerner, Jimmy Heath, and David Cross. After him are The Proclaimers, Richard Ashcroft, Buddy Miles, Giovanni D'Anzi, Lionel Tertis, and Steve Gaines.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Elton Dean ranks 579. Before him are Benoît Lamy, Raúl Rivero, Bo Ralph, Brewster H. Shaw, Svetlana Tširkova-Lozovaja, and June Gable. After him are Javier Guzmán, Franz Keller, Anthony Braxton, Vashti Bunyan, Bruce Broughton, and Naftali Bon. Among people deceased in 2006, Elton Dean ranks 342. Before him are Jackie McLean, Adolphe Hug, Gun Röring, Boz Burrell, Hanka Bielicka, and Ann Richards. After him are Gunnar Åkerlund, Darren McGavin, Moira Shearer, Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo, Ron Greenwood, and Lou Jones.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Elton Dean ranks 4,991 out of 8,785. Before him are Irene Steer (1889), Basil Heatley (1933), Jeremy Spencer (1948), Iwan Rheon (1985), Kirsty MacColl (1959), and David Cross (1949). After him are Emlyn Hughes (1947), Dan Houser (1974), Antonia Fraser (1932), Stan Vickers (1932), Robert Morris (1734), and Daisy Ridley (1992).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Elton Dean ranks 313. Before him are Phil Collen (1957), Boz Burrell (1946), Andy Mackay (1946), Calum Scott (1988), Jeremy Spencer (1948), and David Cross (1949). After him are The Proclaimers (1962), Richard Ashcroft (1971), Lionel Tertis (1876), Matthew Tuck (1980), Central Cee (1998), and Lily Allen (1985).

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