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Malcolm Young

1953 - 2017

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Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician who was a founding member of the hard rock band AC/DC. Young was a rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and backing vocalist in the band. Except for a brief absence in 1988, Young was a member of AC/DC from its formation in 1973 until his retirement in 2014. As a member of AC/DC, Young was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. In 2023, Rolling Stone named Young and his younger brother and fellow AC/DC member Angus Young the 38th-best guitarists of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Malcolm Young is the 181st most popular musician (down from 140th in 2024), the 798th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 572nd in 2019) and the 46th most popular British Musician.

Malcolm Young is most famous for being the co-founder and guitarist of the band AC/DC.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Malcolm Young ranks 181 out of 3,175. Before him are Anton Diabelli, Gene Simmons, Ray Manzarek, Herbie Hancock, Chris Slade, and Andrés Segovia. After him are Lionel Richie, Giya Kancheli, Compay Segundo, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Alfred Cortot, and Romano Mussolini.

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Among people born in 1953, Malcolm Young ranks 44. Before him are Paulo Roberto Falcão, Carlos Queiroz, Guy Verhofstadt, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Jean-Marie Pfaff, and Paul Allen. After him are Jim Jarmusch, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Mohammed Waheed Hassan, James Horner, Kitarō, and Ségolène Royal. Among people deceased in 2017, Malcolm Young ranks 53. Before him are Kenneth Arrow, George A. Romero, Derek Walcott, Ryke Geerd Hamer, Emma Morano, and Jonathan Demme. After him are John Surtees, Oliver Smithies, Adnan Khashoggi, Sam Shepard, Hiroto Muraoka, and Danielle Darrieux.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Malcolm Young ranks 798 out of 8,785. Before him are Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806), Peter Greenaway (1942), Saint Malachy (1094), Anthony James Leggett (1938), Chris Slade (1946), and Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861). After him are John Surtees (1934), Ramsay MacDonald (1866), Julian Barnes (1946), Annie Lennox (1954), Michael Powell (1905), and Charles Laughton (1899).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Malcolm Young ranks 46. Before him are Roger Glover (1945), Robert Smith (1959), Tony Iommi (1948), Steve Howe (1947), Amy Winehouse (1983), and Chris Slade (1946). After him are Ian Paice (1948), Fatboy Slim (1963), Nicko McBrain (1952), John Paul Jones (1946), Steve Harris (1956), and David A. Stewart (1952).

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