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Roy Thomas Baker

1946 - 2025

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Roy Thomas Baker (10 November 1946 – 12 April 2025) was an English record producer, songwriter and arranger who produced rock and pop songs, best known for producing five out of first seven albums by British rock band Queen and the first four albums by Boston-based band The Cars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Thomas Baker is the 911th most popular musician (up from 1,420th in 2019), the 2,711th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,723rd in 2019) and the 170th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roy Thomas Baker ranks 911 out of 3,175. Before him are Toshiko Akiyoshi, Al Kooper, Jackson Browne, Blackie Lawless, Wanda Jackson, and Gary Burton. After him are Bismillah Khan, Tommy Johnson, Herbert Grönemeyer, Floyd Council, Dee Dee Warwick, and Neil Peart.

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Among people born in 1946, Roy Thomas Baker ranks 349. Before him are Lesley Gore, María Baxa, Zhang Gaoli, Roland Sandberg, Álvaro Arzú, and Yuko Shimizu. After him are Ralph Gonsalves, Paul Davies, Blake Clark, Jiří Bělohlávek, Mart Siimann, and Joel Camargo. Among people deceased in 2025, Roy Thomas Baker ranks 168. Before him are Garth Hudson, Roy Ayers, Edmund White, Barbara Frischmuth, Sandra Harding, and Jean Tiberi. After him are Braulio Musso, Peter Jason, Richard Norton, Susan Brownmiller, Bernard Lacombe, and Al Foster.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roy Thomas Baker ranks 2,712 out of 8,785. Before him are George Buchanan (1506), Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891), Ian Bannen (1928), John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836), Ford Madox Ford (1873), and Simon Callow (1949). After him are Joss Ackland (1928), Joe Spence (1898), E. Nesbit (1858), Paul Davies (1946), Eduardo Paolozzi (1924), and William Hope Hodgson (1877).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Roy Thomas Baker ranks 170. Before him are Dennis Stratton (1952), Snowy White (1948), Hilton Valentine (1943), Mel Collins (1947), Chas Chandler (1938), and Noel Redding (1945). After him are Alan Price (1942), Trevor Horn (1949), Ian McDonald (1946), Al Stewart (1945), Peter Maxwell Davies (1934), and Adam Clayton (1960).

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