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Alfredo Zitarrosa

1936 - 1989

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Alfredo Zitarrosa (March 10, 1936 – January 17, 1989) was a Uruguayan singer-songwriter, poet and journalist. He specialized in Uruguayan and Argentinean folk genres such as zamba and milonga, and he became a chief figure in the nueva canción movement in his country. A staunch supporter of Communist ideals, he lived in exile between 1976 and 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfredo Zitarrosa has received more than 76,053 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Alfredo Zitarrosa is the 4,458th most popular writer (down from 3,947th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Uruguay (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Uruguayan Writer.

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  • 76k

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  • 47.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alfredo Zitarrosa ranks 4,458 out of 5,755. Before him are René Depestre, Yann Martel, Zaharia Stancu, Willem Elsschot, Émile Souvestre, and James Dashner. After him are Eliška Krásnohorská, Kedarnath Singh, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Carmen de Burgos, Edward William Lane, and James Agee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Alfredo Zitarrosa ranks 340. Before him are Evelyn Fox Keller, Mike Spence, John Shalikashvili, Peter Cook, Gavriil Popov, and Mary Travers. After him are Nikos Xilouris, Manuel Alegre, Med Hondo, Anton Allemann, Çolpan İlhan, and Sylvia Browne. Among people deceased in 1989, Alfredo Zitarrosa ranks 192. Before him are Yasuji Miyazaki, Mark Krein, Chico Landi, Frank Foss, Ronald Syme, and Peter Scott. After him are Helga Haase, Inji Aflatoun, Franco Luambo, Leen Vente, M. King Hubbert, and Süreyya Ağaoğlu.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, Alfredo Zitarrosa ranks 117 out of 370. Before him are Héctor Núñez (1936), Bernardo Berro (1803), José Piendibene (1890), Pedro Arispe (1900), Alfredo Baldomir (1884), and Luis Eduardo Pérez (1774). After him are Horacio Troche (1935), Juan Arremón (1899), José Sasía (1933), Paolo Montero (1971), Antonio María Barbieri (1892), and Rubén Sosa (1966).

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Among WRITERS In Uruguay

Among writers born in Uruguay, Alfredo Zitarrosa ranks 13. Before him are Jules Supervielle (1884), Delmira Agustini (1886), Cristina Peri Rossi (1941), Juana de Ibarbourou (1892), Ida Vitale (1923), and José Enrique Rodó (1871). After him are Felisberto Hernández (1902), Juan Zorrilla de San Martín (1855), Idea Vilariño (1920), Eduardo Acevedo Díaz (1851), Claudio Williman (1861), and Claudia Amengual (1969).

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