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André Rieu

1949 - Today

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André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu (Dutch: [ˈɑndreː riˈjøː], French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁjø]; born 1 October 1949) is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. Rieu and his orchestra have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring act. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of André Rieu has received more than 4,561,927 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). André Rieu is the 41st most popular musician (up from 68th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 44th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Musician.

André Rieu is most famous for being a Dutch violinist and conductor. He is also the founder and leader of the Johann Strauss Orchestra.

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  • 4.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, André Rieu ranks 41 out of 3,175. Before him are Keith Richards, Giuseppe Tartini, Sting, David Gilmour, Brian Wilson, and Chuck Berry. After him are Maria Anna Mozart, Ronnie James Dio, Syd Barrett, Miles Davis, Martha Argerich, and Goran Bregović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, André Rieu ranks 18. Before him are Anna Wintour, Sigourney Weaver, Arsène Wenger, Richard Gere, Maurice Gibb, and Abdullah Öcalan. After him are Ken Follett, Bruce Springsteen, Roger Taylor, Sandra Mason, Slavoj Žižek, and Thomas Sankara.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, André Rieu ranks 36 out of 1,646. Before him are Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853), William I of the Netherlands (1772), William III of England (1650), Marco van Basten (1964), William II of the Netherlands (1792), and Guus Hiddink (1946). After him are Rinus Michels (1928), Gerrit Dou (1613), Johan Huizinga (1872), Jan van Riebeeck (1619), Jan Steen (1626), and Ruud Gullit (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In Netherlands

Among musicians born in Netherlands, André Rieu ranks 1. After him are Bernard Haitink (1929), Eddie Van Halen (1955), Tiësto (1969), Armin van Buuren (1976), Ton Koopman (1944), Jan Akkerman (1946), Eduard van Beinum (1900), Frans Brüggen (1934), Candy Dulfer (1969), Alex Van Halen (1953), and Afrojack (1987).

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