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Neil Peart

1952 - 2020

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Neil Ellwood Peart ( PEERT; September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian and American musician, known as the drummer, percussionist, and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush. He was known to fans by the nickname "the Professor", derived from the Gilligan's Island character of the same name. His drumming was renowned for its technical proficiency and his live performances for their exacting nature and stamina. Peart earned numerous awards for his musical performances, including an induction into the Modern Drummer Readers Poll Hall of Fame in 1983 at the age of thirty, making him the youngest person ever so honoured. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Neil Peart is the 917th most popular musician (down from 129th in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Canada (down from 27th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Canadian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Neil Peart ranks 917 out of 3,175. Before him are Roy Thomas Baker, Bismillah Khan, Tommy Johnson, Herbert Grönemeyer, Floyd Council, and Dee Dee Warwick. After him are Aarre Merikanto, Jim Hall, Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, Mulatu Astatke, Joseph Böhm, and Alan Price.

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Among people born in 1952, Neil Peart ranks 238. Before him are Kees Kist, Bernard Stiegler, Hulusi Akar, Serhiy Tkach, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc. After him are Petro Symonenko, Ulrich Seidl, Grigory Yavlinsky, Gianfranco Fini, James Ingram, and Guzal Sitdikova. Among people deceased in 2020, Neil Peart ranks 288. Before him are Dragoljub Ojdanić, Bernard Stiegler, Karin Lindberg, Alex Olmedo, Annie Cordy, and Gigi Proietti. After him are Jair Marinho, Litokwa Tomeing, Suzy Delair, Jaroslav Pollák, Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, and Vladica Popović.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Neil Peart ranks 249 out of 1,622. Before him are Conrad Black (1944), Bobby Hull (1939), Jean Béliveau (1931), Northrop Frye (1912), Maud Menten (1879), and Neve Campbell (1973). After him are Suzanne Morrow Francis (1930), Arthur Hill (1922), Louis St. Laurent (1882), Terry Sawchuk (1929), Louis Jolliet (1645), and Garou (1972).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Neil Peart ranks 14. Before him are Loreena McKennitt (1957), David Foster (1949), Maynard Ferguson (1928), Deadmau5 (1981), Robbie Robertson (1943), and Garth Hudson (1937). After him are Diana Krall (1964), Paul Bley (1932), Geddy Lee (1953), Bob Rock (1954), Marc-André Hamelin (1961), and Bob Ezrin (1949).

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