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Andrés Segovia

1893 - 1987

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Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987), was a Spanish virtuoso classical guitarist. Many professional classical guitarists were either students of Segovia or students of Segovia's students. Segovia's contribution to the modern-romantic repertoire included not only commissions but also his own transcriptions of classical or baroque works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrés Segovia has received more than 1,072,459 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Andrés Segovia is the 153rd most popular musician (down from 112th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 190th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Musician.

Andrés Segovia is most famous for his interpretations of the music of Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, and other composers.

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  • 68.53

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  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Andrés Segovia ranks 153 out of 3,175. Before him are Chris Slade, Tony Iommi, Hans von Bülow, Compay Segundo, Dizzy Gillespie, and Ravi Shankar. After him are James Last, James Hetfield, Don Shirley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Giya Kancheli, and Keith Jarrett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Andrés Segovia ranks 32. Before him are George Grosz, Harold Urey, Damdin Sükhbaatar, Hermann Balck, Qazi Muhammad, and Fritz Perls. After him are Juana Bormann, Miroslav Krleža, Edward G. Robinson, Viktor Shklovsky, Leslie Howard, and Hans Fallada. Among people deceased in 1987, Andrés Segovia ranks 30. Before him are Lee Marvin, Jacqueline du Pré, John Huston, Georg Wittig, Jacques Anquetil, and Jean Anouilh. After him are Joseph Campbell, Nobusuke Kishi, Jaco Pastorius, Didier Pironi, André Masson, and Einar Gerhardsen.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Andrés Segovia ranks 252 out of 3,355. Before him are Hernando de Soto (1500), Xabi Alonso (1981), Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650), Felipe González (1942), María Isabella of Spain (1789), and Francisco de Vitoria (1483). After him are Alfonso III of Aragon (1265), Fernando Rey (1917), Javier Bardem (1969), Ibn Jubayr (1145), Juan Luis Vives (1492), and Lope de Aguirre (1518).

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Among MUSICIANS In Spain

Among musicians born in Spain, Andrés Segovia ranks 6. Before him are Isaac Albéniz (1860), Pablo Casals (1876), Pablo de Sarasate (1844), Paco de Lucía (1947), and Fernando Sor (1778). After him are Narciso Yepes (1927), Alicia de Larrocha (1923), Joan Manuel Serrat (1943), Dionisio Aguado y García (1784), Ricardo Viñes (1875), and Enrique Fernández Arbós (1863).

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