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John Lennon

1940 - 1980

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John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history. Born in Liverpool, Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Lennon is the 7th most popular musician, the 61st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 41st in 2019) and the most popular British Musician.

John Lennon is most famous for being the lead singer of the Beatles, and for being one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

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Among musicians, John Lennon ranks 7 out of 3,175. Before him are Bob Marley, Freddie Mercury, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Franz Liszt, and Niccolò Paganini. After him are Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Louis Armstrong, Clara Schumann, Leonard Cohen, and Lemmy.

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Among people born in 1940, John Lennon ranks 5. Before him are Al Pacino, Pelé, Margrethe II of Denmark, and Bruce Lee. After him are Tom Jones, Saparmurat Niyazov, Wangari Maathai, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Anthony Fauci, Chuck Norris, and Brian Josephson. Among people deceased in 1980, John Lennon ranks 4. Before him are Jean-Paul Sartre, Josip Broz Tito, and Karl Dönitz. After him are Jean Piaget, Alfred Hitchcock, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Erich Fromm, Roland Barthes, Steve McQueen, Bon Scott, and Oskar Kokoschka.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Lennon ranks 61 out of 8,785. Before him are Anthony Hopkins (1937), John Major (1943), Mary of Teck (1867), Margaret Thatcher (1925), Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800), and Edward Victor Appleton (1892). After him are John Dalton (1766), William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824), David Hume (1711), Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), Arthur Conan Doyle (1859), and James V of Scotland (1512).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Lennon ranks 1. After him are Lemmy (1945), Jeff Beck (1944), Roger Taylor (1949), Paul McCartney (1942), Mark Knopfler (1949), Elton John (1947), Bon Scott (1946), George Harrison (1943), Eric Clapton (1945), Cat Stevens (1948), and Ringo Starr (1940).

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