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Tony Wilson

1950 - 2007

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Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager and impresario, and a journalist for Granada Television, the BBC and Channel 4. As a co-founder of the independent label Factory Records and founder-manager of the Haçienda nightclub, Wilson was behind some of Manchester's most successful bands, including Joy Division, New Order, and Happy Mondays. Wilson was known as "Mr Manchester", dubbed as such for his work in promoting the culture of Manchester throughout his career. Wilson was portrayed by Steve Coogan in Michael Winterbottom's film 24 Hour Party People (2002), and by Craig Parkinson in Anton Corbijn's film Control (2007). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Wilson is the 83rd most popular presenter (down from 81st in 2024), the 6,197th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,857th in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Presenter.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Tony Wilson ranks 83 out of 143. Before him are Monty Hall, Al Sharpton, Pilar Rubio, Jerry Doyle, Alexander Gordon, and Maury Povich. After him are Ramdev, Vladimir Turchinsky, Dr. Demento, Dennis Miller, Fred Allen, and Michael McIntyre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Tony Wilson ranks 691. Before him are Anna Tibaijuka, George Nelson, Jaime Villegas, Raffaele Lombardo, Phil Dent, and Alex Callinicos. After him are Andrew Puzder, Rafael González, Mike Johanns, Larry Perkins, Richard Schoen, and Anna Deavere Smith. Among people deceased in 2007, Tony Wilson ranks 405. Before him are Jeong Da-bin, Grégory Lemarchal, Kitty Carlisle, Boots Randolph, Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, and Willye White. After him are Craig L. Thomas, Sherri Martel, Zakia Zaki, Ralph Beard, Natasja Saad, and Janet Blair.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tony Wilson ranks 6,199 out of 8,785. Before him are Justin Chancellor (1971), Jamie Bamber (1973), David Gandy (1980), Olivia Cooke (1993), Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827), and Anna Howard Shaw (1847). After him are Muriel Day (1942), Dinny Pails (1921), Rory Kinnear (1978), Flora Murray (1869), Walter Crickmer (1899), and Paul Joseph Watson (1982).

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Among PRESENTERS In United Kingdom

Among presenters born in United Kingdom, Tony Wilson ranks 11. Before him are John Oliver (1977), Sharon Osbourne (1952), Bear Grylls (1974), John Peel (1939), David Frost (1939), and Mehdi Hasan (1979). After him are Michael McIntyre (1976), Gavin McInnes (1970), Charlie Brooker (1971), Bruce Forsyth (1928), Richard Osman (1970), and Alexa Chung (1983).

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