SINGER
Alessandro Moreschi
1858 - 1922
Alessandro Moreschi
Alessandro Moreschi (11 November 1858 – 21 April 1922) was an Italian chorister of the late 19th century and the only castrato to make solo recordings. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alessandro Moreschi has received more than 1,110,053 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Alessandro Moreschi is the 200th most popular singer (down from 161st in 2019), the 1,237th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,037th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Italian Singer.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
60.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
6.85
Effective Languages (L*)
2.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Alessandro Moreschi ranks 200 out of 4,381. Before him are Courtney Love, Kyu Sakamoto, Zucchero Fornaciari, Eric Burdon, Udo Jürgens, and Viktor Tsoi. After him are David Coverdale, Anastacia, Valery Leontiev, Dionne Warwick, Ben E. King, and Mahalia Jackson.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCourtney Love
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 194
Kyu Sakamoto
1941 - 1985
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 195
Zucchero Fornaciari
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 196
Eric Burdon
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 197
Udo Jürgens
1934 - 2014
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 198
Viktor Tsoi
1962 - 1990
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 199
Alessandro Moreschi
1858 - 1922
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 200
David Coverdale
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 201
Anastacia
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 202
Valery Leontiev
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 203
Dionne Warwick
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 204
Ben E. King
1938 - 2015
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 205
Mahalia Jackson
1911 - 1972
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 206
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1858, Alessandro Moreschi ranks 35. Before him are Giovanni Segantini, Michael Hainisch, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, Eugène Dubois, André Antoine, and Prince Valdemar of Denmark. After him are Lovis Corinth, Saad Zaghloul, Prince Henry of Battenberg, Gaetano Mosca, Saitō Makoto, and Jan Toorop. Among people deceased in 1922, Alessandro Moreschi ranks 29. Before him are Léon Bonnat, Nellie Bly, Paul Deschanel, Gabriel Narutowicz, Mori Ōgai, and Camille Jordan. After him are Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton, Lothar von Richthofen, Velimir Khlebnikov, Ōkuma Shigenobu, Hermann Alexander Diels, and Henri Désiré Landru.
Others Born in 1858
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Segantini
PAINTER
1858 - 1899
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 29
Michael Hainisch
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1940
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 30
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia
WRITER
1858 - 1915
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 31
Eugène Dubois
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1858 - 1940
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 32
André Antoine
ACTOR
1858 - 1943
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 33
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1939
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 34
Alessandro Moreschi
SINGER
1858 - 1922
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 35
Lovis Corinth
PAINTER
1858 - 1925
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 36
Saad Zaghloul
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1927
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 37
Prince Henry of Battenberg
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1896
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 38
Gaetano Mosca
PHILOSOPHER
1858 - 1941
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 39
Saitō Makoto
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1936
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 40
Jan Toorop
PAINTER
1858 - 1928
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 41
Others Deceased in 1922
Go to all RankingsLéon Bonnat
PAINTER
1833 - 1922
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 23
Nellie Bly
WRITER
1864 - 1922
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 24
Paul Deschanel
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1922
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 25
Gabriel Narutowicz
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1922
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 26
Mori Ōgai
WRITER
1862 - 1922
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 27
Camille Jordan
MATHEMATICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 28
Alessandro Moreschi
SINGER
1858 - 1922
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 29
Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1922
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 30
Lothar von Richthofen
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1922
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 31
Velimir Khlebnikov
WRITER
1885 - 1922
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 32
Ōkuma Shigenobu
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 33
Hermann Alexander Diels
HISTORIAN
1848 - 1922
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 34
Henri Désiré Landru
EXTREMIST
1869 - 1922
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 35
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Alessandro Moreschi ranks 1,237 out of 5,161. Before him are Gaetano Scirea (1953), Gino Severini (1883), Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies (1822), Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (1318), Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1500), and Eleanor de' Medici (1567). After him are Andrea Cesalpino (1519), Justa Grata Honoria (417), Caesar Baronius (1538), Publius Cornelius Dolabella (-70), Giovanni Gronchi (1887), and Romano Mussolini (1927).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsGaetano Scirea
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 1989
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 1,231
Gino Severini
PAINTER
1883 - 1966
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 1,232
Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies
COMPANION
1822 - 1889
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 1,233
Margaret, Countess of Tyrol
POLITICIAN
1318 - 1369
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 1,234
Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1540
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,235
Eleanor de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1611
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,236
Alessandro Moreschi
SINGER
1858 - 1922
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,237
Andrea Cesalpino
PHYSICIAN
1519 - 1603
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,238
Justa Grata Honoria
POLITICIAN
417 - 455
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,239
Caesar Baronius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1538 - 1607
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 1,240
Publius Cornelius Dolabella
POLITICIAN
70 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 1,241
Giovanni Gronchi
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1978
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 1,242
Romano Mussolini
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2006
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,243
Among SINGERS In Italy
Among singers born in Italy, Alessandro Moreschi ranks 24. Before him are Beniamino Gigli (1890), Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921), Franco Corelli (1921), Tito Gobbi (1913), Umberto Tozzi (1952), and Zucchero Fornaciari (1955). After him are Mario Del Monaco (1915), Rita Pavone (1945), Sabrina Salerno (1968), Giuseppina Strepponi (1815), Fabrizio De André (1940), and Laura Pausini (1974).
Beniamino Gigli
1890 - 1957
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 18
Giuseppe Di Stefano
1921 - 2008
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 19
Franco Corelli
1921 - 2003
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 20
Tito Gobbi
1913 - 1984
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 21
Umberto Tozzi
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 22
Zucchero Fornaciari
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 23
Alessandro Moreschi
1858 - 1922
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 24
Mario Del Monaco
1915 - 1982
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 25
Rita Pavone
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 26
Sabrina Salerno
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 27
Giuseppina Strepponi
1815 - 1897
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 28
Fabrizio De André
1940 - 1999
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 29
Laura Pausini
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 30