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Ton Koopman

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Antonius Gerhardus Michael "Ton" Koopman (Dutch: [tɔŋ ˈkoːpmɑn]; born 2 October 1944) is a Dutch conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and musicologist, primarily known for being the founder and director of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir. He is a professor in the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and the University of Leiden. In April 2003 he was knighted in the Netherlands and received the Order of the Netherlands Lion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ton Koopman is the 395th most popular musician (up from 442nd in 2019), the 258th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 299th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ton Koopman ranks 395 out of 3,175. Before him are Joe Strummer, Serj Tankian, Djivan Gasparyan, John Phillips, Stig Anderson, and Dionisio Aguado y García. After him are Willi Boskovsky, Count Basie, Tony Levin, Peter Criss, Liberace, and Léo Ferré.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Ton Koopman ranks 166. Before him are Jan-Michael Vincent, Ashraf Marwan, Willem van Hanegem, Craig T. Nelson, Everaldo, and Pierre Deligne. After him are Stockard Channing, Ronald Lauder, Mick Jones, Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro, Odd Nerdrum, and Herbert Wimmer.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ton Koopman ranks 258 out of 1,646. Before him are Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527), Frans de Waal (1948), Willem van Hanegem (1944), Geert Groote (1340), Dick Bruna (1927), and Cornelis van Haarlem (1562). After him are William II, Duke of Bavaria (1365), Guido van Rossum (1956), Cornelis de Houtman (1565), Yolanda Hadid (1964), Adriaan Blaauw (1914), and Wim Eijk (1953).

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Among MUSICIANS In Netherlands

Among musicians born in Netherlands, Ton Koopman ranks 4. Before him are André Rieu (1949), Bernard Haitink (1929), and Eddie Van Halen (1955). After him are Tiësto (1969), Armin van Buuren (1976), Jan Akkerman (1946), Frans Brüggen (1934), Eduard van Beinum (1900), Candy Dulfer (1969), Alex Van Halen (1953), and Adrian Vandenberg (1954).

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