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Thom Yorke

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Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician who is the vocalist and main songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. He plays guitar, bass, keyboards and other instruments, and is noted for his falsetto. Rolling Stone described Yorke as one of the greatest and most influential singers of his generation. Yorke formed Radiohead with schoolmates at Abingdon School in Oxfordshire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thom Yorke is the 566th most popular musician (up from 579th in 2019), the 1,956th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,754th in 2019) and the 115th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Thom Yorke ranks 566 out of 3,175. Before him are Ellis Marsalis Jr., Rick Astley, Rachid Taha, Bud Powell, Dee Dee Ramone, and Scott Bradley. After him are Rita Lee, Dan McCafferty, David Marks, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Manitas de Plata, and Nick Simper.

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Among people born in 1968, Thom Yorke ranks 71. Before him are Tracy Morgan, Larry Sanger, Vítor Pereira, Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Mark Fisher, and Akhtar Mansour. After him are Patricia Arquette, Terry Crews, Slaven Bilić, Tricky, Jerry Yang, and Matt Le Tissier.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thom Yorke ranks 1,956 out of 8,785. Before him are James Herbert Brennan (1940), Dick Francis (1920), Patricia Hayes (1909), Alf Ramsey (1920), Paul Bettany (1971), and Thomas Tew (1649). After him are Gary Brooker (1945), Dan McCafferty (1946), Robert T. A. Innes (1861), Ralph Richardson (1902), Richard Parkes Bonington (1801), and Tobias Smollett (1721).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Thom Yorke ranks 115. Before him are Jeff Lynne (1947), Alvin Lee (1944), Elvis Costello (1954), K. K. Downing (1951), Paul Rodgers (1949), and Rick Astley (1966). After him are Dan McCafferty (1946), Nick Simper (1945), Roger Hodgson (1950), Alan Walker (1997), Wallace Hartley (1878), and John Sykes (1959).

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