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Ringo Starr

1940 - Today

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Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known as Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, usually for one song on each album, including "Yellow Submarine" and "With a Little Help from My Friends". He also wrote and sang the Beatles songs "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden", and is credited as a co-writer of four others. As of 2025, Starr is the longest-living member of the band. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ringo Starr is the 30th most popular musician (down from 20th in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 117th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Musician.

Ringo Starr is most famous for being a member of the Beatles, as well as his solo career.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ringo Starr ranks 30 out of 3,175. Before him are Eric Clapton, Cat Stevens, Władysław Szpilman, Leopold Mozart, Amir Khusrow, and Giuseppe Tartini. After him are Brian May, Sting, Stuart Sutcliffe, Joe Jackson, Ray Charles, and André Rieu.

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Among people born in 1940, Ringo Starr ranks 18. Before him are Brian Josephson, Zodiac Killer, Constantine II of Greece, Annie Ernaux, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Qaboos bin Said al Said. After him are Stuart Sutcliffe, Gao Xingjian, Raul Julia, Michael Gambon, J. M. G. Le Clézio, and J. M. Coetzee.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ringo Starr ranks 229 out of 8,785. Before him are W. H. Auden (1907), William John Macquorn Rankine (1820), Humphry Davy (1778), T. E. Lawrence (1888), Marie of Romania (1875), and Joseph Priestley (1733). After him are C. S. Lewis (1898), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1935), Æthelstan (895), John Wycliffe (1324), Brian May (1947), and Sting (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Ringo Starr ranks 12. Before him are Mark Knopfler (1949), Elton John (1947), Bon Scott (1946), George Harrison (1943), Eric Clapton (1945), and Cat Stevens (1948). After him are Brian May (1947), Sting (1951), Stuart Sutcliffe (1940), David Gilmour (1946), Roger Waters (1943), and Keith Richards (1943).

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