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William Orbit

1956 - Today

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William Mark Wainwright (born 15 December 1956), known professionally as William Orbit, is an English musician and record producer who has sold 200 million recordings worldwide of his own work, his production and song-writing work. He is a recipient of multiple Grammy Awards, Ivor Novello Awards and other music industry awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Orbit is the 2,333rd most popular musician (down from 2,240th in 2019), the 5,943rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,609th in 2019) and the 384th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, William Orbit ranks 2,333 out of 3,175. Before him are Jimmy Webb, Jimmy Rogers, Jimmy Chamberlin, Jónsi, Al Pitrelli, and Steve Coleman. After him are Pata, Harry Carney, Ian Mosley, Dorothy Ashby, Big Joe Williams, and Roope Latvala.

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Among people born in 1956, William Orbit ranks 615. Before him are Peter Norvig, Soni Razdan, Yury Trutnev, Daniel Veyt, Barbara Krug, and Steve Coleman. After him are Sergei Borovsky, Mikhail Burtsev, Charlie Crist, Michael Harney, Giampaolo Mazza, and Kevin Burnham.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Orbit ranks 5,945 out of 8,785. Before him are Miles Malleson (1888), Rupert Evans (1976), Carole Ann Ford (1940), Flora Drummond (1878), Emilia Jones (2002), and George Peele (1556). After him are Louisa Garrett Anderson (1873), William Hewson (1739), Amanda Donohoe (1962), Julien Temple (1953), Aaron Lennon (1987), and Ian Mosley (1953).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, William Orbit ranks 384. Before him are Will Champion (1978), Steven Isserlis (1958), Julian Lloyd Webber (1951), Marian McPartland (1918), Guy Chambers (1963), and James Newman (1985). After him are Ian Mosley (1953), John Dankworth (1927), Atticus Ross (1968), Andy Sneap (1969), Simon Kirke (1949), and Rupert Hine (1947).

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