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Liberace

1919 - 1987

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Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer and actor. He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures and endorsements. At the height of his fame from the 1950s to 1970s, he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world with established concert residencies in Las Vegas and an international touring schedule. He embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage, and never publicly acknowledged his homosexuality. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liberace is the 400th most popular musician (down from 369th in 2019), the 2,367th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,060th in 2019) and the 112th most popular American Musician.

Liberace was most famous for his extravagant costumes and stage performances.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Liberace ranks 400 out of 3,175. Before him are Dionisio Aguado y García, Ton Koopman, Willi Boskovsky, Count Basie, Tony Levin, and Peter Criss. After him are Léo Ferré, Steve Hackett, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nikolai Kapustin, Wayne Shorter, and Cheryl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Liberace ranks 74. Before him are Uta Hagen, Lauri Törni, Glafcos Clerides, Wolfgang Wagner, Kiichi Miyazawa, and Gillo Pontecorvo. After him are Bob Paisley, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Art Blakey, Hermine Braunsteiner, Pierre Soulages, and George Wallace. Among people deceased in 1987, Liberace ranks 55. Before him are Henry Ford II, John Hammond, Randolph Scott, Einar Gerhardsen, Federico Mompou, and Eugen Jochum. After him are Will Sampson, Gordon Gollob, Mahadevi Varma, Camille Chamoun, Bob Fosse, and Geraldine Page.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Liberace ranks 2,367 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark W. Clark (1896), Peter Criss (1945), Billy Zane (1966), Coolio (1963), Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807), and Matt Dillon (1964). After him are John G. Avildsen (1935), Warren Christopher (1925), Joseph Erlanger (1874), Greg Mankiw (1958), Ralph Bellamy (1904), and Kathryn Joosten (1939).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Liberace ranks 112. Before him are Johnny Ramone (1948), Steve Vai (1960), John Phillips (1935), Count Basie (1904), Tony Levin (1946), and Peter Criss (1945). After him are Wayne Shorter (1933), Art Tatum (1909), David Ellefson (1964), Billy Martin (1981), Sonny Rollins (1930), and Art Blakey (1919).

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