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Richard Wright

1943 - 2008

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Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English keyboardist and songwriter who co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He appeared on almost every Pink Floyd album and performed on all of their tours. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Pink Floyd. Wright grew up in Hatch End, Middlesex, and met his future Pink Floyd bandmates Roger Waters and Nick Mason while studying architecture at the Regent Street Polytechnic, London. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Wright is the 100th most popular musician (down from 87th in 2019), the 505th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 355th in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Musician.

Richard Wright is most famous for his novel Native Son, which tells the story of a young black man who is living in poverty in Chicago.

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Among musicians, Richard Wright ranks 100 out of 3,175. Before him are Dave Grohl, Cosima Wagner, Sia, Avicii, Alice Cooper, and Henryk Wieniawski. After him are Richard Hughes, Lou Reed, Ice-T, João Gilberto, Dave Murray, and Keith Jarrett.

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Among people born in 1943, Richard Wright ranks 45. Before him are David Cronenberg, Antonio Inoki, Eduard Limonov, Gianni Rivera, Malcolm McDowell, and Johnny Hallyday. After him are Mario Monti, Ralph M. Steinman, Griselda Blanco, Klaus von Klitzing, Mariss Jansons, and Mohammad Khatami. Among people deceased in 2008, Richard Wright ranks 22. Before him are Richard Widmark, Miriam Makeba, Mahmoud Darwish, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Sydney Pollack, and Jørn Utzon. After him are Henry Molaison, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Michael DeBakey, Harold Pinter, Leonid Hurwicz, and William F. Buckley Jr..

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Wright ranks 505 out of 8,785. Before him are Malcolm McDowell (1943), Billy Wright (1924), Michael Houghton (1949), Anthony Burgess (1917), James Hilton (1900), and Jackie Stewart (1939). After him are Arthur Eddington (1882), Andrew Irvine (1902), Howard Staunton (1810), Beatrix Potter (1866), Robert Walpole (1676), and Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Richard Wright ranks 26. Before him are Jimmy Page (1944), Ritchie Blackmore (1945), Brian Jones (1942), Robert Fripp (1946), John Deacon (1951), and Jon Lord (1941). After him are Richard Hughes (1975), Dave Murray (1956), Charlie Watts (1941), Adrian Smith (1957), Sid Vicious (1957), and Gary Moore (1952).

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