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William Christie

1944 - Today

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William Lincoln Christie (born December 19, 1944) is an American-born French conductor and harpsichordist. He is a specialist in baroque and classical repertoire and is the founder of the ensemble Les Arts Florissants. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Christie is the 1,001st most popular composer (down from 944th in 2019), the 5,709th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,667th in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, William Christie ranks 1,001 out of 1,451. Before him are Friedrich Silcher, Arthur Benjamin, Attilio Ariosti, Harrison Birtwistle, Zacharia Paliashvili, and Matthew Locke. After him are Wacław of Szamotuły, Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Trevor Jones, Vasily Safonov, Mykhailo Verbytskyi, and Artur Kapp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, William Christie ranks 407. Before him are Kjartan Fløgstad, Ray Davies, Nikolai Karachentsov, S. Robson Walton, Gallego, and Louise Lake-Tack. After him are Ulli Lommel, Abaz Arslanagić, Mario Bertini, Abbas, Sharmila Tagore, and Ali Benflis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Christie ranks 5,709 out of 20,380. Before him are Milo Ventimiglia (1977), Michael Gross (1947), Amanda Righetti (1983), Mark Rolston (1956), Myrtle Bachelder (1908), and Lon L. Fuller (1902). After him are Beulah Louise Henry (1888), Cindy Blackman Santana (1959), Maceo Parker (1943), Eileen Heckart (1919), Hubert Dreyfus (1929), and Steve Cropper (1941).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, William Christie ranks 56. Before him are La Monte Young (1935), Elliott Carter (1908), Cathy Berberian (1925), Marvin Hamlisch (1944), Meredith Monk (1942), and Roger Sessions (1896). After him are Kevin MacLeod (1972), Frederic Rzewski (1938), Joseph Lamb (1887), Ferde Grofé (1892), Walter Piston (1894), and John Ottman (1964).

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