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Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
composer, librettist, conductor, essayist, theatrical director, autobiographer, poet, pianist, music critic, diarist
- Leipzig University, Kreuzschule
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
philosopher, poet, composer, pedagogue, classical philologist, music critic, classical scholar, playwright
- University of Bonn, Leipzig University
Tori Amos (born 1963)
pianist, composer, recording artist, harpsichordist, film director
- Montgomery College, Peabody Institute
Keith Richards (born 1943)
record producer, guitarist, composer, autobiographer, actor, recording artist
- Wentworth Primary School, Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Shane Dawson (born 1988)
film director, YouTuber, singer, film actor, composer, humorist, television actor, comedian, television producer, video blogger
Lord Berners (1883-1950)
composer, painter, politician, autobiographer, film score composer
- Eton College, Cheam School
Gordon Parks (1912-2006)
film director, photographer, actor, photojournalist, journalist, film actor, fashion photographer, artist, film producer, composer, poet, director
- Ricker College, Storm King School
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
pianist, actor, composer, jazz musician, singer, television actor, film actor, bandleader, lawyer
- Indiana University, Indiana University Maurer School of Law