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George Martin

1926 - 2016

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Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the "fifth Beatle" because of his extensive involvement in each of the Beatles' original albums. Martin's formal musical expertise and interest in novel recording practices facilitated the group's rudimentary musical education and desire for new musical sounds to record. Most of their orchestral and string arrangements were written by Martin, and he played piano or keyboards on a number of their records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Martin is the 230th most popular musician (down from 166th in 2019), the 944th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 646th in 2019) and the 54th most popular British Musician.

George Martin is most famous for being the producer of the Beatles.

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Among musicians, George Martin ranks 230 out of 3,175. Before him are Leslie Cheung, Don Cherry, Lucio Dalla, Stéphane Grappelli, Ahmet Ertegun, and Nam June Paik. After him are Ken Hensley, Joni Mitchell, Violeta Parra, Klaus Nomi, Gilberto Gil, and Wanda Landowska.

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Among people born in 1926, George Martin ranks 73. Before him are Harry Dean Stanton, Salah Jadid, Sergio Corbucci, Joan Sutherland, John Fowles, and Yoshio Okada. After him are Hilary Putnam, Jorge Medina, György Kurtág, Andrew Schally, Henry Way Kendall, and Gyula Grosics. Among people deceased in 2016, George Martin ranks 69. Before him are Marvin Minsky, Sonia Rykiel, René Angélil, Jacques Rivette, Ettore Scola, and Věra Čáslavská. After him are Hilary Putnam, Michel Galabru, Iolanda Balaș, Walter Kohn, Terry Wogan, and Michel Tournier.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Martin ranks 944 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Hill Green (1836), Tom Wilkinson (1948), Thomas Cook (1808), Ray Milland (1907), Ann Radcliffe (1764), and John Fowles (1926). After him are William Penn (1645), Naomi Watts (1968), Damon Hill (1960), G. I. Taylor (1886), Ken Hensley (1945), and Stirling Moss (1929).

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Among musicians born in United Kingdom, George Martin ranks 54. Before him are Fatboy Slim (1963), Nicko McBrain (1952), John Paul Jones (1946), Steve Harris (1956), David A. Stewart (1952), and Ronnie Wood (1947). After him are Ken Hensley (1945), Brian Eno (1948), Alan Parsons (1948), John Cale (1942), Slash (1965), and Keith Moon (1946).

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