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George Winston

1949 - 2023

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George Otis Winston III (February 11, 1949 – June 4, 2023) was an American pianist performing contemporary instrumental music. Best known for his solo piano recordings, Winston released his first album in 1972, and came to prominence with his 1980 album Autumn, which was followed in 1982 by Winter into Spring and December. All three became platinum-selling albums, with December becoming a triple-platinum album. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Winston has received more than 756,938 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. George Winston is the 1,218th most popular musician (down from 1,128th in 2019), the 6,024th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,583rd in 2019) and the 453rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 760k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, George Winston ranks 1,218 out of 2,662. Before him are Thomas Quasthoff, Jimmie Nicol, Antonio Janigro, Dave Alexander, Vinnie Paul, and Spike Edney. After him are Oliver Shanti, Geddy Lee, Blind Willie Johnson, Joseph Böhm, Mick Jones, and José Cura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, George Winston ranks 351. Before him are Alexander Maltsev, Mart Helme, Moussa Koussa, Mohamed Akid, Jean Asselborn, and César Aira. After him are Jonathan Carroll, Chris Van Allsburg, Mugur Isărescu, Kurt Beck, Bogdan Borusewicz, and Gérard Larcher. Among people deceased in 2023, George Winston ranks 239. Before him are Aracy Balabanian, Arsenio Iglesias, Klaus Teuber, Mikio Sato, Charles Simic, and Barry Newman. After him are Marcos Alonso, Gordon Lightfoot, Evelyn Fox Keller, Terry Venables, Marcel Amont, and Maryanne Trump Barry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Winston ranks 6,024 out of 18,182. Before him are Bob McAdoo (1951), Vinnie Paul (1964), George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (1859), George Bancroft (1882), Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787), and Debra Messing (1968). After him are Jonathan Carroll (1949), Harry Cohn (1891), Oscar De La Hoya (1973), Marvin Hart (1876), Jim Cummings (1952), and Jack Benny (1894).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, George Winston ranks 453. Before him are Jim Keltner (1942), John Legend (1978), Herbie Mann (1930), Thad Jones (1923), Dave Alexander (1947), and Vinnie Paul (1964). After him are Blind Willie Johnson (1897), Eric Martin (1960), Daryl Hall (1946), Charles Lloyd (1938), Frankie Knuckles (1955), and Trent Reznor (1965).

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