List of Famous people named York

Similar names: Yorke. Here are some famous Yorks:

York Hovest

First Name York

Last Name Hovest

Born on January 1, 1978 (age 46)

Born in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

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York Bowen

First Name York

Last Name Bowen

Born on February 22, 1884

Died on November 23, 1961 (aged 77)

Born in United Kingdom, England

Edwin York Bowen was an English composer and pianist. Bowen's musical career spanned more than fifty years during which time he wrote over 160 works. As well as being a pianist and composer, Bowen was a talented conductor, organist, violist and horn player. Despite achieving considerable success during his lifetime, many of the composer's works remained unpublished and unperformed until after his death in 1961. Bowen's compositional style is widely considered as ‘Romantic’ and his works are often characterized by their rich harmonic language. He was one of the most notable English composers of piano music of his time.

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