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Stephen Sondheim

1930 - 2021

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Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930 – November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. He received numerous accolades, including eight Tony Awards, an Academy Award, eight Grammy Awards, an Olivier Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1982, and awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 1993 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Sondheim is the 739th most popular composer (down from 550th in 2019), the 3,982nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,551st in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Stephen Sondheim ranks 739 out of 1,451. Before him are John Stanley, Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Emil von Reznicek, Gabriel Yared, Joseph Jongen, and Sun Ra. After him are Giacomo Antonio Perti, Edward MacDowell, Ernest Gold, Aribert Reimann, Aristides Quintilianus, and Michel Blavet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Stephen Sondheim ranks 219. Before him are María Elena Walsh, Svatopluk Pluskal, Jean Vincent, Herbert Erhardt, Jean Ferrat, and Gastone Nencini. After him are Ernst Fuchs, Ahmad Shah of Pahang, Richie Ginther, Claude Bolling, Donn F. Eisele, and Lawrence Eagleburger. Among people deceased in 2021, Stephen Sondheim ranks 209. Before him are Dilip Kumar, Andrey Myagkov, Vasily Lanovoy, Françoise Arnoul, Ronald Inglehart, and Roger Hunt. After him are Lars Norén, Goodwill Zwelithini, Danilo Popivoda, Edward Cassidy, Jovenel Moïse, and Lamine Diack.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Sondheim ranks 3,982 out of 20,380. Before him are Neil Postman (1931), Annette O'Toole (1952), Richard Bright (1937), Alexandra Ripley (1934), Sun Ra (1914), and Eddie Guerrero (1967). After him are William Clothier (1881), Carl Laemmle Jr. (1908), Earle Meadows (1913), Dan Sullivan (1964), Edward MacDowell (1860), and Michael Gazzaniga (1939).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Stephen Sondheim ranks 42. Before him are Alex North (1910), Basil Poledouris (1945), Jerome Kern (1885), Carmine Coppola (1910), Lee Konitz (1927), and Sun Ra (1914). After him are Edward MacDowell (1860), Dave Grusin (1934), Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884), Brian Tyler (1972), Thomas Newman (1955), and Harold Arlen (1905).

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