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George Michael

1963 - 2016

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George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Michael was known as a creative force in songwriting, vocal performance, and visual presentation. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Michael is the 65th most popular singer (down from 62nd in 2019), the 356th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 288th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Singer.

George Michael is most famous for being a singer-songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, George Michael ranks 65 out of 4,381Before him are Kate Bush, Sinéad O'Connor, James Brown, Amanda Lear, 50 Cent, and Nina Simone. After him are Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Joe Dassin, Klaus Meine, Kurt Cobain, and Ella Fitzgerald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, George Michael ranks 9Before him are José Mourinho, Johnny Depp, Quentin Tarantino, Viktor Orbán, Jet Li, and Michael Jordan. After him are Mohammed VI of Morocco, Garry Kasparov, Letsie III of Lesotho, Eros Ramazzotti, Ronald Koeman, and Sergey Bubka. Among people deceased in 2016, George Michael ranks 20Before him are Imre Kertész, Islam Karimov, Dario Fo, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Cesare Maldini, and Pierre Boulez. After him are Nancy Reagan, Andrzej Wajda, Carlos Alberto Torres, João Havelange, Harper Lee, and Prince.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Michael ranks 356 out of 8,785Before him are Syd Barrett (1946), Vivienne Westwood (1941), Frank Williams (1942), John Edward Gray (1800), Edward Gibbon (1737), and Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803). After him are Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792), Jimmy Page (1944), Henrietta of England (1644), Laurence Olivier (1907), Ritchie Blackmore (1945), and Frank Whittle (1907).

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, George Michael ranks 9Before him are Marianne Faithfull (1946), Brian Johnson (1947), Mick Jagger (1943), Ozzy Osbourne (1948), Phil Collins (1951), and Kate Bush (1958). After him are Rod Stewart (1945), Joe Cocker (1944), John Lydon (1956), Ian Gillan (1945), Morrissey (1959), and Bonnie Tyler (1951).