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Bear McCreary

1979 - Today

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Bear McCreary (born February 17, 1979) is an American composer. McCreary has been nominated for six Emmy Awards, earning his first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for his work on season one of Outlander in 2015. He has won three, the first for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for Da Vinci's Demons, and two Children's and Family Emmy Awards for his work on Percy Jackson and the Olympians. He is also a two-time winner of both the British Academy Games Award for Music and D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition for his work on God of War and God of War Ragnarök, and is a four-time Grammy Award nominee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Bear McCreary is the 2,943rd most popular musician (down from 2,784th in 2024), the 16,787th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,912th in 2019) and the 1,219th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bear McCreary ranks 2,943 out of 3,175. Before him are Klaas, Paul McGuigan, Lena Chamamyan, Serge Pizzorno, Paul Mazurkiewicz, and Cem Adrian. After him are Trace Cyrus, Nellee Hooper, Kenny Ball, Ray Toro, Mikey Way, and Michelle Visage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Bear McCreary ranks 775. Before him are Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Julie Berthelsen, Marcos Antonio García Nascimento, Weligton Oliveira, Maxim Afinogenov, and Vyacheslav Sviderskyi. After him are Jose Pablo Cantillo, Axel Teichmann, Lorenzo Bernucci, Kevin Hofland, Bahar Pars, and Stephen Campbell Moore.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bear McCreary ranks 16,794 out of 20,380. Before him are Holly Sampson (1973), Bryan Batt (1963), Pusha T (1977), Aya Cash (1982), Eleni Kounalakis (1966), and Marques Johnson (1956). After him are Neal Mohan (1973), Jose Pablo Cantillo (1979), Anthony Ervin (1981), Terri Irwin (1964), Lawton Chiles (1930), and Cecilia Rouse (1963).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bear McCreary ranks 1,219. Before him are Prince Royce (1989), Michelle Branch (1983), Chris Potter (1971), Troy McLawhorn (1968), William Goldsmith (1972), and Paul Mazurkiewicz (1968). After him are Trace Cyrus (1989), Ray Toro (1977), Mikey Way (1980), Michelle Visage (1968), Russell Malone (1963), and Dave Krusen (1966).

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