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Walter Donaldson

1893 - 1947

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Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 – July 15, 1947) was a prolific American popular songwriter and publishing company founder, composing many hit songs of the 1910s to 1940s, that have become standards and form part of the Great American Songbook. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Donaldson is the 771st most popular musician (up from 2,546th in 2019), the 4,228th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,978th in 2019) and the 244th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Walter Donaldson ranks 771 out of 3,175. Before him are Vasco Rossi, Todd Rundgren, Sly Stone, Milt Jackson, Nikolai Zverev, and Robbie Robertson. After him are Joe Walsh, Scott Walker, Robert Casadesus, Buddy Guy, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Ivan Mládek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Walter Donaldson ranks 141. Before him are Vera Brittain, Heinrich George, Dora Carrington, Lucien Tesnière, Louise Weiss, and Eugene Aynsley Goossens. After him are Georges Florovsky, Lajos Czeizler, George Ohsawa, Meghnad Saha, Rued Langgaard, and Costante Girardengo. Among people deceased in 1947, Walter Donaldson ranks 116. Before him are Ricarda Huch, Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, Anton Schall, Gyula Károlyi, Ivan Regen, and Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt. After him are Willa Cather, Stepan Petrichenko, Tadeusz Kutrzeba, Charles Frédéric Petit, Hendrik van Gent, and Theodore Romzha.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Donaldson ranks 4,228 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Turkel (1927), K. A. Applegate (1956), Bob King (1906), Don Wilson (1954), Frankie Valli (1934), and Chad Coleman (1974). After him are Paula Hawkins (1927), Bill Holland (1874), John W. McCormack (1891), Damien Chazelle (1985), Ralph Boston (1939), and Ross Perot (1930).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Walter Donaldson ranks 244. Before him are Ahmad Jamal (1930), Link Wray (1929), Kenny Clarke (1914), Todd Rundgren (1948), Sly Stone (1943), and Milt Jackson (1923). After him are Joe Walsh (1947), Scott Walker (1943), Buddy Guy (1936), Billie Joe Armstrong (1972), Moondog (1916), and Bob Seger (1945).

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