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Robert Fripp

1946 - Today

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Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946) is an English musician, composer, record producer, and author, best known as the guitarist, founder and only constant member of the progressive rock band King Crimson. He has worked extensively as a session musician and collaborator, notably with David Bowie, Blondie, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall, the Roches, Talking Heads, and David Sylvian. He also composed the startup sound of Windows Vista, in collaboration with Tucker Martine and Steve Ball. His discography includes contributions to more than 700 official releases. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Fripp is the 65th most popular musician (up from 71st in 2019), the 380th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 311th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular British Musician.

Robert Fripp is most famous for his work with King Crimson.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Robert Fripp ranks 65 out of 3,175. Before him are Ritchie Blackmore, Nick Drake, Mstislav Rostropovich, Ram Narayan, Brian Jones, and Victor Borge. After him are Dschinghis Khan, J. J. Cale, Chuck Berry, Cliff Burton, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and Miles Davis.

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Among people born in 1946, Robert Fripp ranks 42. Before him are Guus Hiddink, Yonatan Netanyahu, Dianne Wiest, Syd Barrett, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, and Emerson Fittipaldi. After him are Oliver Stone, Masoud Barzani, Paul Alexander, Timothy Dalton, David Suchet, and Liza Minnelli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Fripp ranks 380 out of 8,785. Before him are Olivia Newton-John (1948), Brian Jones (1942), Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914), Alec Guinness (1914), David Lloyd George (1863), and Arthur Evans (1851). After him are Roger Penrose (1931), William Wordsworth (1770), James George Frazer (1854), Saint Walpurga (710), Clement Attlee (1883), and Francis Galton (1822).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Robert Fripp ranks 23. Before him are Roger Waters (1943), Keith Richards (1943), Syd Barrett (1946), Jimmy Page (1944), Ritchie Blackmore (1945), and Brian Jones (1942). After him are John Deacon (1951), Jon Lord (1941), Richard Wright (1943), Richard Hughes (1975), Dave Murray (1956), and Charlie Watts (1941).

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