Musician
Richard Rodney Bennett
English composer and pianist
1936 - 2012
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Richard Rodney Bennett
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Rodney Bennett is the 1,653rd most popular musician (down from 1,563rd in 2024), the 4,407th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,074th in 2019) and the 273rd most popular British Musician.
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Mar 29
Richard Rodney Bennett shares a March 29 birthday with John Major, Lavrentiy Beria, and Terence Hill.
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Among Musicians
Among musicians, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 1,653 out of 3,175. Before him are Masaharu Fukuyama, Michael Giles, Gavin Harrison, Daniel Viglietti, K. S. Chithra, and Bill Frisell. After him are Hubert Sumlin, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Meshell Ndegeocello, John Levén, Graham Gouldman, and Hyde.
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Daniel Viglietti
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K. S. Chithra
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Bill Frisell
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Richard Rodney Bennett
1936 - 2012
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,653
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HPI: 54.45
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HPI: 54.40
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 450. Before him are Philippe Labro, Paulo Emilio, Viktor Kanevskyi, Wolfgang Behrendt, Cynthia McLeod, and George Voinovich. After him are Sergo Kotrikadze, Rosa Russo Iervolino, Eleonore Schwarz, Leo Wilden, Gerry Ashmore, and Dahlia Ravikovitch. Among people deceased in 2012, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 358. Before him are Brigitte Engerer, Igor Kvasha, Norman Joseph Woodland, Anna Schwartz, Oswaldo Payá, and James Mellaart. After him are Maeve Binchy, Juan Francisco Lombardo, Antonio Cubillo, Hal David, Ivan Calin, and Bob Welch.
Others Born in 1936
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Philippe Labro
WRITER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 444
Paulo Emilio
COACH
1936 - 2016
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 445
Viktor Kanevskyi
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2018
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 446
Wolfgang Behrendt
BOXER
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 447
Cynthia McLeod
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 448
George Voinovich
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2016
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 449
Richard Rodney Bennett
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 450
Sergo Kotrikadze
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 451
Rosa Russo Iervolino
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 452
Eleonore Schwarz
SINGER
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 453
Leo Wilden
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 454
Gerry Ashmore
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 455
Dahlia Ravikovitch
WRITER
1936 - 2005
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 456
Others Deceased in 2012
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Brigitte Engerer
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2012
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 352
Igor Kvasha
ACTOR
1933 - 2012
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 353
Norman Joseph Woodland
INVENTOR
1921 - 2012
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 354
Anna Schwartz
ECONOMIST
1915 - 2012
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 355
Oswaldo Payá
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2012
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 356
James Mellaart
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1925 - 2012
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 357
Richard Rodney Bennett
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 358
Maeve Binchy
WRITER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 359
Juan Francisco Lombardo
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 360
Antonio Cubillo
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2012
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 361
Hal David
MUSICIAN
1921 - 2012
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 362
Ivan Calin
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2012
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 363
Bob Welch
SINGER
1945 - 2012
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 364
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 4,407 out of 8,785. Before him are Boston Corbett (1832), Sax Rohmer (1883), Tony Trimmer (1943), Rachel Portman (1960), John Grierson (1898), and Maxwell T. Masters (1833). After him are William Muir (1819), Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764), Oswald Szemerényi (1913), Gayatri Devi (1919), Alan Newton (1931), and Nathaniel Parker (1962).
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Boston Corbett
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1832 - 1894
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 4,401
Sax Rohmer
WRITER
1883 - 1959
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 4,402
Tony Trimmer
RACING DRIVER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 4,403
Rachel Portman
COMPOSER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 4,404
John Grierson
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1972
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,405
Maxwell T. Masters
BIOLOGIST
1833 - 1907
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,406
Richard Rodney Bennett
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,407
William Muir
WRITER
1819 - 1905
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,408
Benjamin Henry Latrobe
ARCHITECT
1764 - 1820
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,409
Oswald Szemerényi
LINGUIST
1913 - 1996
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,410
Gayatri Devi
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2009
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,411
Alan Newton
CYCLIST
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,412
Nathaniel Parker
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,413
Among Musicians In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 273. Before him are Richard Palmer-James (1947), Youth (1960), Ron Geesin (1943), Howard Donald (1968), Michael Giles (1942), and Gavin Harrison (1963). After him are Graham Gouldman (1946), Maxi Jazz (1957), John Ogdon (1937), William Primrose (1904), Ronnie Lane (1946), and Albert Lee (1943).
Richard Palmer-James
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 267
Youth
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 268
Ron Geesin
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 269
Howard Donald
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 270
Michael Giles
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 271
Gavin Harrison
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 272
Richard Rodney Bennett
1936 - 2012
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 273
Graham Gouldman
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 274
Maxi Jazz
1957 - 2022
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 275
John Ogdon
1937 - 1989
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 276
William Primrose
1904 - 1982
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 277
Ronnie Lane
1946 - 1997
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 278
Albert Lee
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 279
