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Tom Robinson

1950 - Today

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Thomas Giles Robinson (born 1 June 1950) is a British singer, bassist, radio presenter and long-time LGBT rights activist, best known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with his Tom Robinson Band. He later peaked at No. 6 in the UK singles chart with his solo single "War Baby". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Robinson is the 2,692nd most popular musician (down from 2,458th in 2024), the 6,654th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,080th in 2019) and the 430th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tom Robinson ranks 2,690 out of 3,175. Before her are Jon Schaffer, Ólafur Arnalds, Jody Watley, and Potap. After her are John Cooper, Tom Keifer, Warren Ellis, Panjabi MC, Shannon Hoon, Cécile Corbel, Phoebe Snow, and Tim McIlrath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Tom Robinson ranks 731. Before her are Paul Westphal, Alan Johnson, Fredis Refunjol, Daniel Benzali, Charles Krauthammer, and Mitch Kapor. After her are David Ignatius, Phoebe Snow, Charles Frazier, Pawan Kumar Chamling, Dave Freudenthal, and Linda Bassett.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Robinson ranks 6,656 out of 8,785. Before her are Simon Curtis (1960), Dalian Atkinson (1968), Dan Wheldon (1978), Sheila Sherwood (1945), Jack Hendry (1995), and Samantha Bentley (1987). After her are Ruth Gemmell (1967), Phil O'Donnell (1972), Lee Ryan (1983), Nikki Cross (1989), Marc Wilson (1987), and Kristian Nairn (1975).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Tom Robinson ranks 430. Before her are Jools Holland (1958), Cecil Sharp (1859), Pete Shelley (1955), Tim Rice-Oxley (1976), Jacob Collier (1994), and Femi Kuti (1962). After her are Panjabi MC (1973), Martin Carthy (1941), Pete Willis (1960), Vernon Reid (1958), Pete Trewavas (1959), and Jeff Walker (1969).

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