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Neil Young

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Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. Son of journalist, sportswriter, and novelist Scott Young, Neil embarked on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s. Young moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the beginning of his solo career, often backed by the band Crazy Horse, he released critically acclaimed albums such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969), After the Gold Rush (1970), Harvest (1972), On the Beach (1974), and Rust Never Sleeps (1979). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Neil Young is the 131st most popular musician (down from 121st in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Canada (down from 26th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Musician.

Neil Young is most famous for his work as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and social activist.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Neil Young ranks 131 out of 3,175. Before him are Cyndi Lauper, Mike Oldfield, Robert Palmer, Paul Simon, Fritz Kreisler, and Ziryab. After him are Nick Mason, Angus Young, Chris Isaak, John Bonham, John Dowland, and Pete Seeger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Neil Young ranks 59. Before him are Vinko Puljić, Jean Nouvel, Michael J. Smith, Slobodan Praljak, Jacky Ickx, and Yochanan Vollach. After him are José Feliciano, Richard R. Schrock, Roger Glover, Ram Nath Kovind, Anton Zeilinger, and Christoph Schönborn.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Neil Young ranks 34 out of 1,622. Before him are Bertram Brockhouse (1918), Ralph M. Steinman (1943), Eric Berne (1910), David Johnston (1941), Frederick Banting (1891), and Bryan Adams (1959). After him are Sidney Altman (1939), Willard Boyle (1924), Henry Taube (1915), Paul Anka (1941), William Shatner (1931), and William Vickrey (1914).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Neil Young ranks 3. Before him are Leonard Cohen (1934), and Glenn Gould (1932). After him are Joni Mitchell (1943), Oscar Peterson (1925), Avril Lavigne (1984), Gil Evans (1912), Loreena McKennitt (1957), David Foster (1949), Maynard Ferguson (1928), Deadmau5 (1981), and Robbie Robertson (1943).

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