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Tim Rice

1944 - Today

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Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita; Chess (with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA); Aida (with Elton John); and, for Disney, Aladdin (with Alan Menken), The Lion King (with John), both the stage adaptation of Beauty and the Beast and the live-action film adaption (with Menken). He also wrote lyrics for the Alan Menken musical King David, and for DreamWorks Animation's The Road to El Dorado (with John). Rice was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to music in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Rice is the 744th most popular musician (down from 592nd in 2019), the 2,356th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,794th in 2019) and the 148th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tim Rice ranks 744 out of 3,175. Before him are Andrea Guarneri, Alex Turner, Desmond Child, Lev Oborin, Tim Buckley, and Johnny Horton. After him are Steve Gadd, Brian Bennett, Ingrid Haebler, Lang Lang, Max Cavalera, and McCoy Tyner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Tim Rice ranks 306. Before him are Carlos Pachamé, Whitfield Diffie, Wolfgang Weber, John McCook, Jiří Holeček, and Boris Mikhailov. After him are Jean-Louis Debré, Klaus Fichtel, Mahieddine Khalef, Pedro Barreto, Carl Bernstein, and Gary Glitter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tim Rice ranks 2,356 out of 8,785. Before him are John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (1885), John Hughes (1814), Millicent Fawcett (1847), Ken Tyrrell (1924), Paul W. S. Anderson (1965), and Marie Stopes (1880). After him are Glen Johnson (1984), Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743), Stephen Rea (1946), Francis Rossi (1949), John Evelyn (1620), and Reg Park (1928).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Tim Rice ranks 148. Before him are Jim Lea (1949), Damon Albarn (1968), Peter Hammill (1948), Howard Jones (1955), Mike Rutherford (1950), and Alex Turner (1986). After him are Brian Bennett (1940), The Edge (1961), Mick Box (1947), Allan Holdsworth (1946), Brian Robertson (1956), and Carl Palmer (1950).

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