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Vladimir Horowitz

1903 - 1989

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Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (October 1 [O.S. September 18] 1903 – November 5, 1989) was a Ukrainian and American pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of all time, he was known for his virtuoso technique, timbre, and the public excitement engendered by his playing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Horowitz is the 72nd most popular musician (down from 56th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 45th in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Musician.

Vladimir Horowitz is most famous for being a Russian-born American pianist and conductor. He is considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Vladimir Horowitz ranks 72 out of 3,175. Before him are Dschinghis Khan, J. J. Cale, Chuck Berry, Cliff Burton, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and Miles Davis. After him are Dean Martin, Baroness Mary Vetsera, Pablo de Sarasate, Pablo Casals, Goran Bregović, and Sviatoslav Richter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Vladimir Horowitz ranks 18. Before him are Habib Bourguiba, Fernandel, Mark Rothko, Jan Tinbergen, Andrey Kolmogorov, and Galeazzo Ciano. After him are Yasujirō Ozu, Marguerite Yourcenar, Tamam Shud case, Lars Onsager, Kane Tanaka, and Frank P. Ramsey. Among people deceased in 1989, Vladimir Horowitz ranks 26. Before him are Bette Davis, Emilio Segrè, Laurence Olivier, Osamu Tezuka, Dolores Ibárruri, and Silvana Mangano. After him are Hu Yaobang, Sándor Márai, Thomas Bernhard, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Michel Aflaq, and John Hicks.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Vladimir Horowitz ranks 52 out of 1,365. Before him are George Gamow (1904), Joseph Roth (1894), Semyon Timoshenko (1895), Vladimir II Monomakh (1053), Stanislaw Ulam (1909), and Andrei Zhdanov (1896). After him are Sergei Korolev (1906), Andrei Chikatilo (1936), Sholem Aleichem (1859), Moshe Sharett (1894), Sviatoslav Richter (1915), and Georges Charpak (1924).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ukraine

Among musicians born in Ukraine, Vladimir Horowitz ranks 1. After him are Sviatoslav Richter (1915), David Oistrakh (1908), Emil Gilels (1916), Isaac Stern (1920), Heinrich Neuhaus (1888), Leonid Kogan (1924), Nikolai Kapustin (1937), Alexander Siloti (1863), Igor Oistrakh (1931), Gregor Piatigorsky (1903), and Arkady Luxemburg (1939).

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