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Michael Tilson Thomas

1944 - Today

Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas (born December 21, 1944) is an American conductor, pianist, and composer. He is Artistic Director Laureate of the New World Symphony, an American orchestral academy in Miami Beach, Florida, Music Director Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, and Conductor Laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra. He gave his final performance with the San Francisco Symphony in April 2025 while fighting brain cancer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Michael Tilson Thomas is the 1,570th most popular musician (down from 1,567th in 2024), the 8,233rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,884th in 2019) and the 588th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Michael Tilson Thomas ranks 1,570 out of 3,175. Before him are Johnny Mercer, Kiko Loureiro, Tony Carey, Jeff Mills, Trevor Rabin, and John Legend. After him are Emppu Vuorinen, Henry Litolff, Reinhold Mack, Alexander Rosenbaum, Slim Harpo, and Steve Hogarth.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Johnny Mercer
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 1,564
Kiko Loureiro
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,565
Tony Carey
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,566
Jeff Mills
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1,567
Trevor Rabin
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,568
John Legend
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,569
Michael Tilson Thomas
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,570
Emppu Vuorinen
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,571
Henry Litolff
1818 - 1891
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,572
Reinhold Mack
1901 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,573
Alexander Rosenbaum
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,574
Slim Harpo
1924 - 1970
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,575
Steve Hogarth
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 1,576

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Michael Tilson Thomas ranks 540. Before him are Gilbert Adair, Erhard Keller, Frank Rühle, Jack Canfield, Armistead Maupin, and Sergei Solovyov. After him are José Luis Garci, Ayşen Gruda, Florin Gheorghiu, Hui Liangyu, José Manuel García-Margallo, and Per Ivar Moe.

Others Born in 1944

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Gilbert Adair
WRITER
1944 - 2011
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 534
Erhard Keller
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 535
Frank Rühle
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 536
Jack Canfield
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 537
Armistead Maupin
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 538
Sergei Solovyov
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2021
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 539
Michael Tilson Thomas
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 540
José Luis Garci
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 541
Ayşen Gruda
ACTOR
1944 - 2019
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 542
Florin Gheorghiu
CHESS PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 543
Hui Liangyu
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 544
José Manuel García-Margallo
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 545
Per Ivar Moe
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 546