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Nigel Kennedy

1956 - Today

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Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956) is an English violinist and violist. His early career was primarily spent performing classical music, and has since expanded into jazz, klezmer, and other music genres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nigel Kennedy is the 1,371st most popular musician (down from 1,284th in 2019), the 3,722nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,365th in 2019) and the 229th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nigel Kennedy ranks 1,371 out of 3,175Before him are Olve Eikemo, Lee Ritenour, Donald Fagen, Phil Woods, Manu Katché, and John Mayhew. After him are Gram Parsons, Ron Asheton, Delia Derbyshire, Maynard James Keenan, Jorma Kaukonen, and Jonny Greenwood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Nigel Kennedy ranks 313Before him are Marta Kauffman, Evelin Jahl, Ivan Nielsen, Tomáš Šmíd, Michael Spinks, and Paul Lockhart. After him are Joe Montana, Michael Hoffman, Jesús Huerta de Soto, Tengiz Sulakvelidze, Edson Tavares, and David E. Kelley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nigel Kennedy ranks 3,723 out of 8,785Before him are Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745), John Marshall (1876), Tyson Fury (1988), Karim Ahmad Khan (1970), John Mayhew (1947), and James Paget (1814). After him are Gareth Evans (1980), Joe Gomez (1997), Kaya Scodelario (1992), Dudley Pound (1877), Michael Mann (1942), and Dorothy Tyler-Odam (1920).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Nigel Kennedy ranks 229Before him are Chris Barber (1930), Jason Bonham (1966), Clifford Curzon (1907), Sophie (1986), John Steel (1941), and John Mayhew (1947). After him are Delia Derbyshire (1937), Jonny Greenwood (1971), Andrew Davis (1944), Trevor Bolder (1950), Simon Gallup (1960), and Peter Grant (1935).