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Yehudi Menuhin

1916 - 1999

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Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999), was an American-born British violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. He played the Soil Stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yehudi Menuhin is the 85th most popular musician (down from 77th in 2019), the 591st most popular biography from United States (down from 444th in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Musician.

Yehudi Menuhin is most famous for his design of the Star of David.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Yehudi Menuhin ranks 85 out of 3,175. Before him are Alexander Glazunov, John Deacon, Ludovico Einaudi, Charlie Parker, Richard Clayderman, and Paco de Lucía. After him are Django Reinhardt, Glenn Gould, Jamiroquai, Jon Lord, David Oistrakh, and Giorgio Moroder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Yehudi Menuhin ranks 18. Before him are Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Francis Crick, Roald Dahl, Ahmed Ben Bella, João Havelange, and Olivia de Havilland. After him are Jean Dausset, Christian B. Anfinsen, Camilo José Cela, Claude Shannon, Frederick Chapman Robbins, and Hans Eysenck. Among people deceased in 1999, Yehudi Menuhin ranks 14. Before him are Scatman John, John F. Kennedy Jr., Gertrude B. Elion, Mario Puzo, Joaquín Rodrigo, and Amália Rodrigues. After him are Raisa Gorbacheva, Arthur Leonard Schawlow, Wassily Leontief, Anatoliy Solovianenko, Robert Bresson, and Willi Stoph.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Yehudi Menuhin ranks 591 out of 20,380. Before him are Divine (1945), Chester A. Arthur (1829), William P. Murphy (1892), Jack LaLanne (1914), Mike Tyson (1966), and Julianne Moore (1960). After him are Liza Minnelli (1946), Lon Chaney (1883), Hugh Hefner (1926), Christopher Reeve (1952), Michelle Pfeiffer (1958), and Asaph Hall (1829).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Yehudi Menuhin ranks 24. Before him are J. J. Cale (1938), Chuck Berry (1926), Cliff Burton (1962), Miles Davis (1926), Dean Martin (1917), and Charlie Parker (1920). After him are Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959), Dave Grohl (1969), Alice Cooper (1948), Lou Reed (1942), Ice-T (1958), and Keith Jarrett (1945).

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