The Most Famous
PRODUCERS from Russia
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Russian Producers of all time. This list of famous Russian Producers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Joseph M. Schenck (1876 - 1961)
With an HPI of 49.42, Joseph M. Schenck is the most famous Russian Producer. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Joseph Michael Schenck (; December 25, 1876 – October 22, 1961) was a Russian-born American film studio executive.
2. George Avakian (1919 - 2017)
With an HPI of 37.73, George Avakian is the 2nd most famous Russian Producer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
George Mesrop Avakian (Armenian: Ջորջ (Գևորգ) Ավագյան; Russian: Геворк Авакян; March 15, 1919 – November 22, 2017) was an American record producer, artist manager, writer, educator and executive. Best known for his work from 1939 to the early 1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, World Pacific Records, Warner Bros. Records, and RCA Records, he was a major force in the expansion and development of the U.S. recording industry. Avakian functioned as an independent producer and manager from the 1960s to the early 2000s and worked with artists such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Eddie Condon, Keith Jarrett, Erroll Garner, Buck Clayton, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, Edith Piaf, Bob Newhart, Johnny Mathis, John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Ravi Shankar, and many other notable jazz musicians and composers.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as producers born between 1876 and 1919. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased producers include Joseph M. Schenck and George Avakian.
