MUSICIAN
Mike Garson
1945 - Today

Mike Garson
Michael David Garson (born July 29, 1945) is an American pianist, who has worked with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, St. Vincent, Duran Duran, Free Flight, The Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Auf der Maur, CSS and The Pretty Reckless. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Mike Garson is the 1,864th most popular musician (up from 2,135th in 2024), the 9,924th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,217th in 2019) and the 720th most popular American Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Mike Garson ranks 1,864 out of 3,175. Before him are Joey Castillo, Wes Borland, Michael Steele, Big Walter Horton, Stefan Schwarzmann, and Tracii Guns. After him are Alex Acuña, Brian Setzer, Salil Chowdhury, Gene Ammons, Daniel Johnston, and Yuja Wang.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoey Castillo
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 1,858
Wes Borland
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 1,859
Michael Steele
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 1,860
Big Walter Horton
1921 - 1981
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 1,861
Stefan Schwarzmann
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 1,862
Tracii Guns
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 1,863
Mike Garson
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 1,864
Alex Acuña
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 1,865
Brian Setzer
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 1,866
Salil Chowdhury
1925 - 1995
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 1,867
Gene Ammons
1925 - 1974
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 1,868
Daniel Johnston
1961 - 2019
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 1,869
Yuja Wang
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 1,870
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Mike Garson ranks 571. Before him are Mwanza Mukombo, Ewa Lipska, Cliff DeYoung, Ottorino Sartor, Ralph Doubell, and Ann Christy. After him are Jacqueline Wilson, Benoît Lamy, Raúl Rivero, Bo Ralph, Brewster H. Shaw, and Svetlana Tširkova-Lozovaja.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsMwanza Mukombo
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2001
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 565
Ewa Lipska
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 566
Cliff DeYoung
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 567
Ottorino Sartor
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2021
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 568
Ralph Doubell
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 569
Ann Christy
SINGER
1945 - 1984
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 570
Mike Garson
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 571
Jacqueline Wilson
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 572
Benoît Lamy
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - 2008
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 573
Raúl Rivero
WRITER
1945 - 2021
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 574
Bo Ralph
LINGUIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 575
Brewster H. Shaw
ASTRONAUT
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 576
Svetlana Tširkova-Lozovaja
FENCER
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 577
In United States
Among people born in United States, Mike Garson ranks 9,926 out of 20,380. Before him are David Rice Atchison (1807), Susan Lucci (1946), Craig Bierko (1964), AJ Michalka (1991), Summer Glau (1981), and Tracii Guns (1966). After him are Winston Churchill (1871), Clifford Odets (1906), Brian Setzer (1959), Polly Holliday (1937), Gene Ammons (1925), and Jonah Falcon (1970).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDavid Rice Atchison
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1886
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 9,920
Susan Lucci
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 9,921
Craig Bierko
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 9,922
AJ Michalka
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 9,923
Summer Glau
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 9,924
Tracii Guns
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 9,925
Mike Garson
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 9,926
Winston Churchill
WRITER
1871 - 1947
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 9,927
Clifford Odets
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1963
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 9,928
Brian Setzer
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 9,929
Polly Holliday
ACTOR
1937 - 2025
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 9,930
Gene Ammons
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1974
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,931
Jonah Falcon
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,932
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Mike Garson ranks 720. Before him are Ray Bryant (1931), Joey Castillo (1966), Wes Borland (1975), Michael Steele (1955), Big Walter Horton (1921), and Tracii Guns (1966). After him are Brian Setzer (1959), Gene Ammons (1925), Daniel Johnston (1961), David Vincent (1965), Scott Ian (1963), and Lucky Thompson (1924).
Ray Bryant
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 714
Joey Castillo
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 715
Wes Borland
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 716
Michael Steele
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 717
Big Walter Horton
1921 - 1981
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 718
Tracii Guns
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 719
Mike Garson
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 720
Brian Setzer
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 721
Gene Ammons
1925 - 1974
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 722
Daniel Johnston
1961 - 2019
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 723
David Vincent
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 724
Scott Ian
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 725
Lucky Thompson
1924 - 2005
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 726





































