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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 4,112,533 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). André Rieu is the 68th most popular musician (down from 49th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 34th 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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  • 67.73

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  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, André Rieu ranks 68 out of 2,662. Before him are Glenn Gould, Pablo de Sarasate, Chet Baker, Django Reinhardt, Carlos Santana, and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. After him are Syd Barrett, Jon Lord, Amir Khusrow, Cosima Wagner, Alexander Glazunov, and Antônio Carlos Jobim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, André Rieu ranks 23. Before him are Bruce Springsteen, Abdullah Öcalan, Ken Follett, Sandra Mason, Jeff Bridges, and Caitlyn Jenner. After him are Jessica Lange, Slavoj Žižek, Sebastián Piñera, Thomas Sankara, Bobby Farrell, and Carlos the Jackal.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, André Rieu ranks 44 out of 1,427. Before him are Guus Hiddink (1946), Louis van Gaal (1951), Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1870), Jan van Riebeeck (1619), Marco van Basten (1964), and Thomas Bernhard (1931). After him are Max Euwe (1901), Willebrord Snellius (1580), Johan de Witt (1625), Theo van Doesburg (1883), Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), and Frank Rijkaard (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), Frans Brüggen (1934), Jan Akkerman (1946), Candy Dulfer (1969), Eduard van Beinum (1900), Alex Van Halen (1953), and Martin Garrix (1996).

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