MUSICIAN

Garrick Ohlsson

1948 - Today

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Garrick Olaf Ohlsson (born April 3, 1948) is an American classical pianist. In 1970 Ohlsson became the first, and remains the only, competitor from the United States to win the gold medal awarded by the International Chopin Piano Competition, at the VIII competition. He also won first prize at the Busoni Competition in Bolzano, Italy and the Montreal Piano Competition in Canada. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Garrick Ohlsson has received more than 214,402 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Garrick Ohlsson is the 1,850th most popular musician (down from 1,401st in 2019), the 9,371st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,953rd in 2019) and the 711th most popular American Musician.

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  • 210k

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  • 51.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Garrick Ohlsson ranks 1,850 out of 3,175. Before him are Richard Davis, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Damian Marley, Matt Bellamy, Topper Headon, and Josh Klinghoffer. After him are Dave Mason, Kim Kashkashian, Leslie Bricusse, Stefan Schwarzmann, Mick Abrahams, and Derek Bailey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Garrick Ohlsson ranks 596. Before him are Vassilios Skouris, Jean-Pierre Haigneré, Bonfoh Abass, Rosemary Casals, Lydie Salvayre, and Julia Donaldson. After him are Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Ted Lange, Edward Lachman, John Gray, Viktor Matviyenko, and Lesław Ćmikiewicz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Garrick Ohlsson ranks 9,371 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Fetter (1863), Dave Filoni (1974), Danny Sullivan (1950), Josh Klinghoffer (1979), John Henry Twachtman (1853), and Jim Backus (1913). After him are Fay McKenzie (1918), Art Mollner (1912), James Skivring Smith (1825), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), Ned Rorem (1923), and Frank Murkowski (1933).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Garrick Ohlsson ranks 711. Before him are Robert Levin (1947), Alan Jay Lerner (1918), Shannon Leto (1970), Richard Davis (1930), Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898), and Josh Klinghoffer (1979). After him are Kim Kashkashian (1952), Doug Yule (1947), Danny Carey (1961), Buddy Miles (1947), Dickey Betts (1943), and Nelson Riddle (1921).

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