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Floyd Westerman

1936 - 2007

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Floyd Westerman (August 17, 1936 – December 13, 2007) was a Sisseton Dakota musician, political activist, and actor. After establishing a career as a country music singer, later in his life he became an actor, usually depicting Native American elders in American films and television. He is also credited as Floyd Red Crow Westerman. As a political activist, he spoke and marched for Native American causes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Floyd Westerman is the 442nd most popular musician (up from 1,150th in 2019), the 2,608th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,633rd in 2019) and the 130th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Floyd Westerman ranks 442 out of 3,175Before him are Ralf Hütter, Bill Ward, Glenn Frey, Albert King, Guido Cantelli, and Simon Le Bon. After him are Matt Bellamy, John Powell, Theo Jörgensmann, Ole Bull, Robert Trujillo, and Valery Gergiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Floyd Westerman ranks 132Before him are Aleida March, Charles Dutoit, Jannis Kounellis, Han Seung-soo, Ivan Stambolić, and Wolf Biermann. After him are Christiane Martel, Henry Lee Lucas, Jim Henson, Jo Siffert, Raimonds Pauls, and Masako Nozawa. Among people deceased in 2007, Floyd Westerman ranks 99Before him are Denny Doherty, Luigi Comencini, André Gorz, Sri Chinmoy, Pierre Messmer, and Viliam Schrojf. After him are Gianfranco Ferré, Julien Gracq, Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark, Edward Yang, Emiliano Mercado del Toro, and Raymond Barre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Floyd Westerman ranks 2,608 out of 20,380Before him are Archie Moore (1916), Jeffery Deaver (1950), Richard Schiff (1955), James J. Braddock (1905), Wendy Williams (1964), and Pancho Gonzales (1928). After him are Michael Biehn (1956), Michael W. Young (1949), Debra Winger (1955), Roderick MacKinnon (1956), Upton Sinclair (1878), and Jason Bateman (1969).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Floyd Westerman ranks 130Before him are Eric Carr (1950), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Charles Mingus (1922), Ornette Coleman (1930), Glenn Frey (1948), and Albert King (1923). After him are Robert Trujillo (1964), Billy Gibbons (1949), Scott McKenzie (1939), David Crosby (1941), Alan Menken (1949), and Paul Desmond (1924).