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Arnaut Daniel

1150 - 1210

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Arnaut Daniel (Occitan: [aɾˈnawd daniˈɛl]; fl. 1180–1200) was an Occitan troubadour of the 12th century, praised by Dante as "the best smith" (miglior fabbro) and called a "grand master of love" (gran maestro d'amore) by Petrarch. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arnaut Daniel has received more than 133,915 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Arnaut Daniel is the 137th most popular musician (up from 152nd in 2019), the 851st most popular biography from France (up from 897th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Musician.

Arnaut Daniel is most famous for being a troubadour and composing the song "Aucassin et Nicolette."

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  • 64.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Arnaut Daniel ranks 137 out of 3,175. Before him are Pete Best, Ronnie Wood, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Fernando Sor, Buddy Holly, and Roger Glover. After him are Cliff Richard, Nikki Sixx, Malcolm Young, Maria João Pires, Caetano Veloso, and Bill Evans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1150, Arnaut Daniel ranks 6. Before him are Guy of Lusignan, Saxo Grammaticus, Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat, Geoffrey of Villehardouin, and Qutb al-Din Aibak. After him are Kaykhusraw I, Roman the Great, Canute I of Sweden, Leo I, King of Armenia, Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, and Robert IV of Sablé. Among people deceased in 1210, Arnaut Daniel ranks 3. Before him are Geoffrey of Villehardouin, and Qutb al-Din Aibak. After him are Sverker II of Sweden, Hartmann von Aue, Lu You, Walter Map, and Philippa of Armenia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Arnaut Daniel ranks 851 out of 6,770. Before him are Georges Couthon (1755), Pierre Lescot (1515), Paul Reynaud (1878), Jacques Anquetil (1934), Dora Maar (1907), and Bertrada of Laon (720). After him are Pierre Janssen (1824), Bruno Cremer (1929), Alain-René Lesage (1668), Léon Gambetta (1838), Dominique Strauss-Kahn (1949), and Emmanuelle Riva (1927).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Arnaut Daniel ranks 7. Before him are Jean-Michel Jarre (1948), Richard Clayderman (1953), Paul Mauriat (1925), David Guetta (1967), Nadia Boulanger (1887), and Thomas Bangalter (1). After him are Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813), Jean-Marie Leclair (1697), Stéphane Grappelli (1908), Émile Waldteufel (1837), Georges Prêtre (1924), and Louis Vierne (1870).

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