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Phil Ramone

1934 - 2013

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Philip Rabinowitz (January 5, 1934 – March 30, 2013), better known as Phil Ramone, was a South African-born American recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer, and co-founder of A & R recording studio. Its success led to expansion into several studios and a record production company. He was described by Billboard as "legendary", and the BBC as a "CD pioneer". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Ramone is the 361st most popular inventor (down from 333rd in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 110th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Phil Ramone ranks 361 out of 426. Before him are Dan Bricklin, Per Georg Scheutz, Jay Miner, Margaret E. Knight, Joseph Bramah, and František Křižík. After him are Orville Gibson, Andy Bechtolsheim, Norman Joseph Woodland, Ken Olsen, Giovanni Caselli, and Frank J. Sprague.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Phil Ramone ranks 417. Before him are Jayakanthan, Nikola Kovachev, Tullio Baraglia, Jacques Chessex, Pino Caruso, and Buta Singh. After him are James Franciscus, Henry Cooper, Mark Strand, Joseph Bologna, Luis Maidana, and Anne Osborn Krueger. Among people deceased in 2013, Phil Ramone ranks 368. Before him are Raimondo D'Inzeo, Aleksandar Kozlina, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, John Eisenhower, Lidiya Vertinskaya, and Vasile Tiță. After him are Eddi Arent, Denys de La Patellière, David Landes, Jiah Khan, Harold Agnew, and Peter Gilmore.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Phil Ramone ranks 144 out of 454. Before him are Steve Nash (1974), William Kentridge (1955), Harold Kitson (1874), Elsa Joubert (1922), Daphne Hasenjäger (1929), and Andrew Murray (1828). After him are George Hunter (1927), Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928), Gerald Dreyer (1929), Belle Delphine (1999), Pik Botha (1932), and Peter de Klerk (1935).

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Among INVENTORS In South Africa

Among inventors born in South Africa, Phil Ramone ranks 2. Before him are Elon Musk (1971).

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