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Nick Drake

1948 - 1974

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Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter and musician. An accomplished acoustic guitarist, Drake signed to Island Records at the age of twenty while still a student at the University of Cambridge. His debut album, Five Leaves Left, was released in 1969, and was followed by two more albums, Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972). While Drake did not reach a wide audience during his brief lifetime, his music found critical acclaim and he gradually received wider recognition following his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nick Drake is the 60th most popular musician (up from 561st in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (up from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Burmese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nick Drake ranks 60 out of 3,175. Before him are Syd Barrett, Frank Zappa, Martha Argerich, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Page, and Ritchie Blackmore. After him are Mstislav Rostropovich, Ram Narayan, Brian Jones, Victor Borge, Robert Fripp, and Dschinghis Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Nick Drake ranks 24. Before him are Maurizio Gucci, Linda McMahon, Jan Palach, Jeremy Irons, Luiz Felipe Scolari, and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. After him are Charles Taylor, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Klaus Meine, Olivia Newton-John, Marcello Lippi, and George Tupou V. Among people deceased in 1974, Nick Drake ranks 17. Before him are Pär Lagerkvist, Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Vittorio De Sica, U Thant, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, and Baldur von Schirach. After him are Julius Evola, David Oistrakh, Erich Kästner, Rudolf Dassler, Imre Lakatos, and Miguel Ángel Asturias.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Nick Drake ranks 3 out of 40. Before him are Aung San Suu Kyi (1945), and U Thant (1909). After him are Aung San (1915), U Nu (1907), Win Myint (1951), Thein Sein (1944), Myint Swe (1951), Min Aung Hlaing (1956), Than Shwe (1933), Bayinnaung (1516), and Ne Win (1910).

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  • Photo of Aung San Suu Kyi

    Aung San Suu Kyi

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1945 - Present

    HPI: 80.96

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of U Thant

    U Thant

    POLITICIAN

    1909 - 1974

    HPI: 75.35

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Nick Drake

    Nick Drake

    MUSICIAN

    1948 - 1974

    HPI: 74.28

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Aung San

    Aung San

    POLITICIAN

    1915 - 1947

    HPI: 72.77

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of U Nu

    U Nu

    POLITICIAN

    1907 - 1995

    HPI: 71.22

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Win Myint

    Win Myint

    POLITICIAN

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 70.96

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Thein Sein

    Thein Sein

    POLITICIAN

    1944 - Present

    HPI: 69.87

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Myint Swe

    Myint Swe

    POLITICIAN

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 69.39

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Min Aung Hlaing

    Min Aung Hlaing

    POLITICIAN

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 69.09

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Than Shwe

    Than Shwe

    POLITICIAN

    1933 - Present

    HPI: 68.75

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Bayinnaung

    Bayinnaung

    POLITICIAN

    1516 - 1581

    HPI: 68.68

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Ne Win

    Ne Win

    POLITICIAN

    1910 - 2002

    HPI: 68.25

    Rank: 12

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Among MUSICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among musicians born in Myanmar (Burma), Nick Drake ranks 1. 

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