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Mike Ratledge

1943 - 2025

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Michael Ronald Ratledge (6 May 1943 – 5 February 2025) was a British musician. A part of the Canterbury scene, he was a founding member of Soft Machine. He was the last founding member to leave the group, doing so in 1976. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Ratledge is the 651st most popular musician (up from 1,945th in 2019), the 2,148th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,903rd in 2019) and the 130th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mike Ratledge ranks 651 out of 3,175. Before him are Jacob Gade, Johann Friedrich Fasch, David Foster, Gerry Mulligan, Maria Yudina, and Archie Shepp. After him are Joan Jett, Antonio Bazzini, Myung-whun Chung, Euronymous, Emanuel Feuermann, and Chad Smith.

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Among people born in 1943, Mike Ratledge ranks 234. Before him are Murtaz Khurtsilava, Alain Corneau, Giovanni Goria, Joyce Meyer, Barry Manilow, and Dick Taylor. After him are Georgi Asparuhov, Sirajuddin of Perlis, Joanna Shimkus, Domenico Calcagno, Mike Leigh, and Ramón Sampedro. Among people deceased in 2025, Mike Ratledge ranks 121. Before him are Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, John Sykes, Ferenc Mohácsi, Richard Armitage, Ayla Erduran, and Joe Don Baker. After him are Harris Yulin, Muhammad az-Zanati, Marcel Ophüls, Manga, Clive Revill, and Maria Teresa Horta.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Ratledge ranks 2,148 out of 8,785. Before him are Rædwald of East Anglia (550), Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847), Vanessa Bell (1879), Jack Charlton (1935), Ian Khama (1953), and John Adams (1767). After him are Donald Adamson (1939), Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694), Edward Dickinson Baker (1811), Edwin Montagu (1879), George Williams (1821), and Michael Adams (1971).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Mike Ratledge ranks 130. Before him are Vince Clarke (1960), Ian Hill (1952), Dido (1971), Alan Wilder (1959), Tony Sheridan (1940), and Dick Taylor (1943). After him are Bill Bruford (1949), Rick Wakeman (1949), Tony Banks (1950), Rick Davies (1944), Mitch Mitchell (1947), and Philip Selway (1967).

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