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John Lewis

1920 - 2001

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John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best known as the founder and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Lewis is the 984th most popular musician (up from 1,014th in 2019), the 5,136th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,931st in 2019) and the 323rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Lewis ranks 984 out of 3,175. Before him are Peter Winter, Fats Waller, Zoltán Kocsis, Daevid Allen, Al Foster, and Duško Gojković. After him are Rosalyn Tureck, Tuomas Holopainen, Sam Rivers, Aphex Twin, Charlie Christian, and Al Jardine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, John Lewis ranks 225. Before him are Pierre Poujade, Rudolf Kárpáti, Anna Langfus, Gerda Lerner, Tommy Godwin, and Natalya Kovshova. After him are John Chadwick, Patrick Troughton, William Conrad, Tony Randall, Olga Orozco, and Roberto M. Levingston. Among people deceased in 2001, John Lewis ranks 162. Before him are Salahuddin of Selangor, Herbert Ross, Anne Haney, Davorin Popović, Sergej Kraigher, and Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia. After him are Pavel Schmidt, Micheline Ostermeyer, Betty Holberton, J. J. Johnson, Jaromil Jireš, and Gloria Foster.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Lewis ranks 5,136 out of 20,380. Before him are Stephen Cook (1939), Robert McKee (1941), Alan Lomax (1915), Grace Bumbry (1937), Birdman (1969), and Martha Hyer (1924). After him are Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892), Dave Schultz (1959), Rosalyn Tureck (1914), Robert Monroe (1915), Rebecca Romijn (1972), and Sam Rivers (1923).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Lewis ranks 323. Before him are Eric Dolphy (1928), Jerry Garcia (1942), Steve Jordan (1957), Ron McGovney (1962), Fats Waller (1904), and Al Foster (1943). After him are Rosalyn Tureck (1914), Sam Rivers (1923), Charlie Christian (1916), Al Jardine (1942), Corey Taylor (1973), and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895).

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