Musician

Doc Watson

American guitarist, songwriter and singer

1923 - 2012

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His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Doc Watson is the 2,053rd most popular musician (down from 1,804th in 2024), the 10,913th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,103rd in 2019) and the 808th most popular American Musician.

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Doc Watson shares a March 3 birthday with Alexander Graham Bell, Jamsetji Tata, and Georg Cantor.

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Among Musicians

Among musicians, Doc Watson ranks 2,053 out of 3,175. Before him are Fedde Le Grand, Lene Marlin, Andy Timmons, Dave Edmunds, Mick Abrahams, and Wayne Static. After him are Chicane, Ray Thomas, Juan Atkins, Ferry Corsten, Hardwell, and Stuart Price.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Doc Watson ranks 448. Before him are Bernice Rubens, Robert Craft, John Pulman, Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Ninian Stephen, and Franco Bertinetti. After him are Larry Storch, Ray Lumpp, Lee Yuan-tsu, Alice Ghostley, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, and Dannie Abse. Among people deceased in 2012, Doc Watson ranks 423. Before him are Janice E. Voss, Nicholas Katzenbach, Joel Goldsmith, Fidélis, J. J. C. Smart, and Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. After him are Phyllis Thaxter, Earl Scruggs, Charles Colson, Mike Sparken, Héctor Camacho, and Salvador Reyes Monteón.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Doc Watson ranks 10,913 out of 20,380. Before him are Wayne Static (1965), Bob Bryan (1978), James Meredith (1933), Larry Kramer (1935), Gretchen Mol (1972), and Millie Hughes-Fulford (1945). After him are Norman Dello Joio (1913), Zebulon Pike (1779), Fat Joe (1970), Jane Yolen (1939), Marion Roper (1910), and D. W. Moffett (1954).

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Among Musicians In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Doc Watson ranks 808. Before him are Mamie Smith (1891), John Sebastian (1944), Richie Kotzen (1970), Kevin Moore (1967), Andy Timmons (1963), and Wayne Static (1965). After him are Juan Atkins (1962), Jerry Wexler (1917), Jon Oliva (1959), Shannon Leto (1970), Ed Thigpen (1930), and Tom DeLonge (1975).

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