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Roger Whittaker

1936 - 2023

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Roger Henry Brough Whittaker (22 March 1936 – 13 September 2023) was a Kenyan-born British singer-songwriter and musician. His music is an eclectic mixture of folk music and popular songs, the latter variously in a crooning or in a schlager style. He is best known for his baritone singing voice and trademark whistling ability as well as his guitar skills. The Times observed that "[s]ome pop singers define the zeitgeist and many more follow it. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Whittaker is the 471st most popular musician (down from 191st in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Kenyan Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roger Whittaker ranks 471 out of 3,175. Before him are Avril Lavigne, Menahem Pressler, Géza Anda, Edwin Fischer, Bo Diddley, and Paul Landers. After him are Alicia de Larrocha, Bobby McFerrin, Mitsuko Uchida, Tito Jackson, Julie Guicciardi, and Dexter Gordon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Roger Whittaker ranks 143. Before him are Raimonds Pauls, Masako Nozawa, Frances Shand Kydd, Nino Castelnuovo, Hifikepunye Pohamba, and Omar Suleiman. After him are Horst Mahler, Dan Inosanto, A. S. Byatt, Harry Bild, Adolfo Nicolás, and Klaus Kinkel. Among people deceased in 2023, Roger Whittaker ranks 114. Before him are David Crosby, Kaija Saariaho, Menahem Pressler, Petar Zhekov, Ruslan Khasbulatov, and Matteo Messina Denaro. After him are Antonella Lualdi, Lee Sun-kyun, Marisa Pavan, A. S. Byatt, Tim Keller, and Ian Wilmut.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Roger Whittaker ranks 8 out of 150. Before him are Richard Dawkins (1941), Barack Obama Sr. (1936), Jomo Kenyatta (1893), Louis Leakey (1903), Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938), and Daniel arap Moi (1924). After him are Mwai Kibaki (1931), Richard Leakey (1944), John Njue (1944), Kipchoge Keino (1940), Deep Roy (1949), and Uhuru Kenyatta (1961).

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Among MUSICIANS In Kenya

Among musicians born in Kenya, Roger Whittaker ranks 1. 

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