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Gene Autry

1907 - 1998

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Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, and baseball team owner, who largely gained fame by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades, beginning in the early 1930s. During that time, he personified the straight-shooting hero — honest, brave, and true. Autry was the owner of a television station and several radio stations in Southern California. From 1961 to 1997, he was the founding owner of the California Angels franchise of Major League Baseball (MLB). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Autry is the 1,212th most popular musician (down from 1,073rd in 2019), the 6,278th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,285th in 2019) and the 427th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gene Autry ranks 1,212 out of 3,175. Before him are Edoardo Bennato, Paul Bley, Gene Clark, John Dolmayan, Joe Henderson, and Dave Alexander. After him are Bruce Kulick, Shawn Crahan, Mike Bloomfield, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Ronnie Radke, and Martin Barre.

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Among people born in 1907, Gene Autry ranks 236. Before him are Georg Braun, István Pelle, Ciro Verratti, Károly Bartha, Antonín Vodička, and Sofia Yablonska. After him are Reino Kuuskoski, Alberto Chividini, Émile Veinante, Alexander Knox, Jack Albertson, and Víctor Avendaño. Among people deceased in 1998, Gene Autry ranks 189. Before him are Fred Alderman, Enoch Powell, Raquel Rastenni, Odette Bancilhon, André Bonin, and Christiane Rochefort. After him are Louis Hostin, William Gaddis, Mikio Oda, Marion Donovan, Manuel Álvarez, and Maurice Schumann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Autry ranks 6,279 out of 20,380. Before him are Niles Eldredge (1943), Dave Alexander (1947), Robert Mills (1927), Pearl White (1889), Mary Daly (1928), and Eli Lilly (1838). After him are Ellsworth Kelly (1923), Bruce Kulick (1953), Dick Boushka (1934), Shawn Crahan (1969), Rance Howard (1928), and Marilynne Robinson (1943).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gene Autry ranks 427. Before him are Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Jason Becker (1969), Helen Merrill (1930), Gene Clark (1944), Joe Henderson (1937), and Dave Alexander (1947). After him are Bruce Kulick (1953), Shawn Crahan (1969), Mike Bloomfield (1943), Ronnie Radke (1983), Grant Green (1935), and Fletcher Henderson (1897).

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