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Isaac Stern

1920 - 2001

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Isaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) was an American violinist. Born in Poland, Stern moved to the United States when he was 14 months old. Stern performed both nationally and internationally, notably touring the Soviet Union and China, and performing extensively in Israel, a country to which he had close ties since shortly after its founding. Stern received extensive recognition for his work, including winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom and six Grammy Awards, and being named to the French Legion of Honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Stern is the 246th most popular musician (down from 237th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 146th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Ukrainian Musician.

Isaac stern is most famous for his work in the field of astronomy. He was one of the first people to hypothesize that the Milky Way is made up of many stars, and he also helped to discover Uranus.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Isaac Stern ranks 246 out of 3,175. Before him are Moe Tucker, Muddy Waters, Brian Eno, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pitbull, and Thelonious Monk. After him are Arthur Nikisch, Paolo Conte, John Zorn, Mauro Giuliani, Don Shirley, and Oscar Peterson.

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Among people born in 1920, Isaac Stern ranks 66. Before him are Jack Elam, Ștefan Kovács, Takashi Kano, Shelley Winters, Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, and César Rodríguez Álvarez. After him are Walter Nowotny, George Armitage Miller, Chiara Lubich, Dave Brubeck, Maureen O'Hara, and Timothy Leary. Among people deceased in 2001, Isaac Stern ranks 44. Before him are Balthus, Emilie Schindler, Jacques Mayol, John Lee Hooker, Ashok Kumar, and W. G. Sebald. After him are Charles Trenet, Anna Mani, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Giovanni Leone, Seishiro Shimatani, and Dương Văn Minh.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Isaac Stern ranks 141 out of 1,365. Before him are Gregory Skovoroda (1722), Vitold Fokin (1932), Boris Shcherbina (1919), Pacatianus (200), Valentyn Sylvestrov (1937), and Nikolay Nekrasov (1821). After him are Ephraim Katzir (1916), Semion Mogilevich (1946), Jan Łukasiewicz (1878), Euphrosyne of Kiev (1130), Tatyana Afanasyeva (1876), and Alfred Redl (1864).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ukraine

Among musicians born in Ukraine, Isaac Stern ranks 5. Before him are Vladimir Horowitz (1903), Sviatoslav Richter (1915), David Oistrakh (1908), and Emil Gilels (1916). After him are Heinrich Neuhaus (1888), Leonid Kogan (1924), Nikolai Kapustin (1937), Alexander Siloti (1863), Igor Oistrakh (1931), Gregor Piatigorsky (1903), and Arkady Luxemburg (1939).

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