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John Williams

1932 - Today

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John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer and conductor. In a career that has spanned seven decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinema history. He has a distinct sound that mixes romanticism, impressionism and atonal music with complex orchestration. He is best known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and has received numerous accolades including 26 Grammy Awards, five Academy Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, three Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Williams is the 88th most popular composer (down from 70th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from United States (down from 208th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Composer.

John Williams is most famous for composing the music for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, John Williams ranks 88 out of 1,451. Before him are Alban Berg, Leoš Janáček, Johann Pachelbel, Heinrich Schütz, Luigi Cherubini, and Luigi Boccherini. After him are Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Olivier Messiaen, Carl Czerny, Nino Rota, John Cage, and Tomás Luis de Victoria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, John Williams ranks 12. Before him are Sheldon Lee Glashow, Andrei Tarkovsky, Omar Sharif, François Truffaut, Miloš Forman, and Johnny Cash. After him are Cesare Maldini, Luc Montagnier, Roh Tae-woo, Abebe Bikila, Anouk Aimée, and Peter O'Toole.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Williams ranks 325 out of 20,380. Before him are Paulette Goddard (1910), John Young (1930), Scatman John (1942), Brian Wilson (1942), Sammy Davis Jr. (1925), and Michael Mann (1943). After him are Arthur Miller (1915), Ronnie James Dio (1942), Tyrone Power (1914), Robert Duvall (1931), Benjamin Harrison (1833), and Edith Roosevelt (1861).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, John Williams ranks 2. Before him are George Gershwin (1898). After him are John Cage (1912), Leonard Bernstein (1918), Alfred Newman (1900), Philip Glass (1937), Samuel Barber (1910), Henry Mancini (1924), Scott Joplin (1868), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), Jerry Goldsmith (1929), and James Horner (1953).

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