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Van Cliburn

1934 - 2013

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Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. (July 12, 1934 – February 27, 2013) was an American pianist. At the age of 23, Cliburn achieved worldwide recognition when he won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 during the Cold War. Cliburn's mother, a piano teacher and an accomplished pianist in her own right, discovered him playing at age three, mimicking one of her students, and arranged for him to start taking lessons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Van Cliburn is the 642nd most popular musician (down from 531st in 2019), the 3,620th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,746th in 2019) and the 195th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Van Cliburn ranks 642 out of 3,175. Before him are Freddie King, Wes Montgomery, Ayla Erduran, Maxim Shostakovich, Bebo Valdés, and Fritz Busch. After him are Tyler, the Creator, Dick Taylor, Jacob Gade, Johann Friedrich Fasch, David Foster, and Gerry Mulligan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Van Cliburn ranks 176. Before him are Pierre Clastres, Eileen Atkins, Leonard Kleinrock, Freddie King, Gennadiy Aygi, and Ayla Erduran. After him are Anatoly Solonitsyn, George Segal, Eddie Fenech Adami, Robert D. Hare, Vernon Dobtcheff, and George Hilton. Among people deceased in 2013, Van Cliburn ranks 152. Before him are Esther Williams, Tony Sheridan, Henrique Rosa, Eiji Toyoda, Deanna Durbin, and Bebo Valdés. After him are Luis Cubilla, Ceija Stojka, Scott Carpenter, Hans Riegel, Jetty Paerl, and William P. Clark Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Van Cliburn ranks 3,620 out of 20,380. Before him are William Thurston (1946), Hailey Baldwin (1996), Jack Williamson (1908), Leslie Lamport (1941), George Kelly (1905), and Melissa McCarthy (1970). After him are Larry Miller (1953), Hélène de Pourtalès (1868), Frank Grillo (1965), Claire Lee Chennault (1890), David Axelrod (1955), and Brad Dexter (1917).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Van Cliburn ranks 195. Before him are Benny Golson (1929), Duane Allman (1946), Jason Newsted (1963), John Frusciante (1970), Freddie King (1934), and Wes Montgomery (1923). After him are Tyler, the Creator (1991), Gerry Mulligan (1927), Archie Shepp (1937), Joan Jett (1958), Chad Smith (1961), and Clifford Brown (1930).

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