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George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood

1923 - 2011

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George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (7 February 1923 – 11 July 2011), styled The Honourable George Lascelles before 1929 and Viscount Lascelles between 1929 and 1947, was a British classical music administrator and author, and a member of the extended British Royal Family, as a maternal grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, and thus a first-cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He served as director of the Royal Opera House (1951–1953; 1969–1972), chairman of the board of the English National Opera (ENO) (1986–1995); managing director of the ENO (1972–1985), managing director of the English National Opera North (1978–81), governor of the BBC (1985–1987), and president of the British Board of Film Classification (1985–1996). Harewood was the elder son of the 6th Earl of Harewood and Princess Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. At his birth, he was sixth in the line of succession; at his death, he was 46th. Lord Harewood was the eldest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary, nephew of both King Edward VIII and King George VI and first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood has received more than 2,373,847 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood is the 1,237th most popular musician, the 3,223rd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 196th most popular British Musician.

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  • 16

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  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood ranks 1,237 out of 3,175. Before him are Sabine Meyer, Roger Norrington, Tomasz Stańko, Jakub Jan Ryba, Hélène Grimaud, and Wynton Kelly. After him are Noddy Holder, Tommy Flanagan, Michael Sembello, Chico Hamilton, Vladimir Spivakov, and Kiko Loureiro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood ranks 300. Before him are Palden Thondup Namgyal, Pierre Chaunu, John Pulman, Karl-Heinz Metzner, Juan Acuña, and Stefan Bozhkov. After him are Xie Jin, Red Garland, Devan Nair, Vatroslav Mimica, Eric Sykes, and Forbes Burnham. Among people deceased in 2011, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood ranks 273. Before him are Amparo Muñoz, Sakyo Komatsu, Ken Olsen, Geraldine Ferraro, Clemar Bucci, and Tura Satana. After him are Wilson Greatbatch, Hans Apel, Mikhail Simonov, Filoimea Telito, Boris Chertok, and Gary Speed.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood ranks 3,223 out of 8,785. Before him are Charlie Whiting (1952), Jack Grealish (1995), Clements Markham (1830), Eddie Owen (1886), Roger Lloyd-Pack (1944), and Stuart Baxter (1953). After him are Nevile Henderson (1882), Mark Gatiss (1966), Stephen Hendry (1969), Chris Blackwell (1937), Thomas Francis Wade (1818), and Paul Day (1956).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood ranks 196. Before him are John Steel (1941), Roy Harper (1941), Wilko Johnson (1947), Mick Jones (1955), Chris Barber (1930), and Roger Norrington (1934). After him are Noddy Holder (1946), Graham Gouldman (1946), Lita Ford (1958), Nigel Kennedy (1956), Trevor Bolder (1950), and Peter Grant (1935).

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