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Steve Cropper

1941 - 2025

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Stephen Lee Cropper (October 21, 1941 – December 3, 2025), sometimes known as "The Colonel", was an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He was the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor and Neil Young. He also acted as the producer of many of these artists' records. He was later a member of the Blues Brothers band. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Steve Cropper is the 3,455th most popular actor (down from 2,526th in 2024), the 5,716th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,972nd in 2019) and the 1,627th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Steve Cropper ranks 3,455 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Gross, Amanda Righetti, Mark Rolston, Ulli Lommel, Valerie Mahaffey, and Eileen Heckart. After him are John Stamos, Philip Stone, Raymond Cruz, Patti LuPone, Joe E. Tata, and Trine Dyrholm.

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Among people born in 1941, Steve Cropper ranks 326. Before him are Rintaro, Ed Roberts, Ryuichi Sugiyama, Paul Kantner, Arie den Hartog, and Laura Mulvey. After him are Robert Keohane, Jorma Kinnunen, Sean S. Cunningham, Marina Oswald Porter, Keith Newton, and Sara Nazarbayeva. Among people deceased in 2025, Steve Cropper ranks 282. Before him are Russell M. Nelson, Hans van Manen, Clem Burke, Nina Grebeshkova, Athol Fugard, and Valerie Mahaffey. After him are Joe Bugner, Bill Byrge, Roger Lukaku, Martin Parr, Bruce Glover, and John Bryson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Cropper ranks 5,716 out of 20,380. Before him are William Christie (1944), Beulah Louise Henry (1888), Cindy Blackman Santana (1959), Maceo Parker (1943), Eileen Heckart (1919), and Hubert Dreyfus (1929). After him are Robert Keohane (1941), John Stamos (1963), Harold D. Babcock (1882), Robert Darnton (1939), Raymond Cruz (1961), and Don Felder (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Steve Cropper ranks 1,627. Before him are Don Murray (1929), Milo Ventimiglia (1977), Michael Gross (1947), Amanda Righetti (1983), Mark Rolston (1956), and Eileen Heckart (1919). After him are John Stamos (1963), Raymond Cruz (1961), Patti LuPone (1949), Joe E. Tata (1936), Marion Davies (1897), and Katherine Kelly Lang (1961).

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