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Kate McGarrigle

1946 - 2010

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Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) was a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who wrote and performed as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle. She is the mother of singers Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright from her marriage to American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, which ended in divorce. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Kate McGarrigle is the 2,394th most popular singer (down from 2,304th in 2024), the 768th most popular biography from Canada (down from 721st in 2019) and the 41st most popular Canadian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kate McGarrigle ranks 2,394 out of 4,381. Before her are Sopho Gelovani, Ana Moura, Milan Stanković, Markku Aro, Harel Skaat, and Francesco Gabbani. After her are Cheikh Lô, Siriporn Ampaipong, Fred Neil, Valentín Elizalde, Roy Brown, and Kangta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Kate McGarrigle ranks 774. Before her are Ben Vereen, Julie Covington, Jimmy Webb, Alexandra Bastedo, Loudon Wainwright III, and Martin Wolf. After her are Atiku Abubakar, Gallagher, Susan Saint James, Stephen Rerych, Leo Rossi, and Zeca. Among people deceased in 2010, Kate McGarrigle ranks 457. Before her are Jerry Bock, Dorothy Provine, Nan Martin, Ravindra Kelekar, John Dankworth, and Jimmy Dean. After her are Anna Samokhina, Nodar Kumaritashvili, Gil Merrick, Frank Fenner, Jacinto Villalba, and William B. Saxbe.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Kate McGarrigle ranks 768 out of 1,622. Before her are Sarah Gadon (1987), Hazel McCallion (1921), Jason Reitman (1977), Sylvia Fedoruk (1927), Cory Doctorow (1971), and Keegan Connor Tracy (1971). After her are Emily Murphy (1868), Bianca Beauchamp (1977), Roch Voisine (1963), Aaron Ashmore (1979), Martin Brodeur (1972), and Eddie Shore (1902).

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Among SINGERS In Canada

Among singers born in Canada, Kate McGarrigle ranks 41. Before her are Barbara Hannigan (1971), Deryck Whibley (1980), Carly Rae Jepsen (1985), Daniel Powter (1971), Skip Spence (1946), and Paul Shaffer (1949). After her are Roch Voisine (1963), Jeon So-mi (2001), Corey Hart (1962), Mark Lee (1999), Gary Lux (1959), and Natasha St-Pier (1981).

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