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James Galway

1939 - Today

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Sir James Galway (born 8 December 1939) is an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed "The Man with the Golden Flute". After several years working as an orchestral musician, he established an international career as a solo flute player. In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music at the Classic Brit Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Galway is the 1,059th most popular musician (down from 936th in 2019), the 3,017th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,552nd in 2019) and the 185th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, James Galway ranks 1,059 out of 3,175. Before him are Doug Clifford, Tony Thompson, Tommy Dorsey, Sabicas, Roy Buchanan, and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy. After him are David Sanborn, Billy Hart, Harry Edison, Holger Czukay, Tony Visconti, and Lauryn Hill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, James Galway ranks 296. Before him are Janusz Gajos, Ljiljana Petrović, Charles Jencks, Peter Mayle, Mike Castle, and Roy Buchanan. After him are Ali Mahdi Muhammad, Renate Boy, Marie-Claire Blais, José Emilio Pacheco, Len Cariou, and Nông Đức Mạnh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Galway ranks 3,018 out of 8,785. Before him are Wulfhere of Mercia (650), Paul Greengrass (1955), Trafford Leigh-Mallory (1892), Leslie Phillips (1924), Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (1987), and Eddie Gray (1948). After him are Gareth Edwards (1975), James Guillaume (1844), Paul Day (1956), William John Burchell (1781), Nancy Mitford (1904), and Aylmer Bourke Lambert (1761).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, James Galway ranks 185. Before him are Denny Laine (1944), Johnny Clegg (1953), Andrew Latimer (1949), Paul Simonon (1955), Carl Cox (1962), and George Shearing (1919). After him are Würzel (1949), Pete Burns (1959), Peter Banks (1947), Ray Davies (1944), John McVie (1945), and Anthony Phillips (1951).

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