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Leonard Bernstein

1918 - 1990

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Leonard Bernstein ( BURN-styne; born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American-born conductor to receive international acclaim. Bernstein was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history" according to music critic Donal Henahan. Bernstein's honors and accolades include seven Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and 16 Grammy Awards (including the Lifetime Achievement Award) as well as an Academy Award nomination. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonard Bernstein is the 98th most popular composer (down from 65th in 2019), the 353rd most popular biography from United States (down from 192nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Composer.

Leonard Bernstein was a composer, conductor, and pianist. He is most famous for his work with the New York Philharmonic, which he conducted from 1958-1969.

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Among composers, Leonard Bernstein ranks 98 out of 1,451. Before him are Nino Rota, John Cage, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Pierre Boulez, Jacopo Peri, and Ruggero Leoncavallo. After him are Pietro Mascagni, Mikis Theodorakis, Arvo Pärt, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Joaquín Rodrigo, and Francis Poulenc.

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Among people born in 1918, Leonard Bernstein ranks 10. Before him are Gamal Abdel Nasser, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Anwar Sadat, Richard Feynman, Kurt Waldheim, and Louis Althusser. After him are Rita Hayworth, Gertrude B. Elion, Robert Wadlow, Helmut Schmidt, Frederick Sanger, and Alberto Ascari. Among people deceased in 1990, Leonard Bernstein ranks 8. Before him are Lev Yashin, Greta Garbo, Paulette Goddard, Louis Althusser, Sammy Davis Jr., and Alberto Moravia. After him are Yun Posun, Ava Gardner, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, B. F. Skinner, Roald Dahl, and Pavel Cherenkov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leonard Bernstein ranks 353 out of 20,380. Before him are Golden State Killer (1945), Jay Leno (1950), Allen Dulles (1893), Buzz Aldrin (1930), Ernest Lawrence (1901), and Maria Branyas (1907). After him are Quentin Tarantino (1963), John B. Watson (1878), James A. Garfield (1831), Demi Moore (1962), Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856), and John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Leonard Bernstein ranks 4. Before him are George Gershwin (1898), John Williams (1932), and John Cage (1912). After him are 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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