MUSICIAN
Aurèle Nicolet
1926 - 2016
Aurèle Nicolet
Aurèle Nicolet (22 January 1926 – 29 January 2016) was a Swiss flautist. He was considered one of the world's best flute players of the late twentieth century. He performed in various international concerts. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aurèle Nicolet has received more than 39,599 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Aurèle Nicolet is the 1,172nd most popular musician (down from 1,102nd in 2019), the 446th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 388th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Musician.
Memorability Metrics
40k
Page Views (PV)
49.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
5.85
Effective Languages (L*)
1.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Aurèle Nicolets by language
Over the past year Aurèle Nicolet has had the most page views in the Japanese wikipedia edition with 3,975 views, followed by English (3,605), and German (2,313). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (91.53%), Alemannic (33.99%), and Finnish (26.89%)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Aurèle Nicolet ranks 1,172 out of 3,175. Before him are Valery Afanassiev, Ian Stuart Donaldson, Martin Barre, Laurindo Almeida, Jorma Kaukonen, and Terry Bozzio. After him are Renato Zero, Big Joe Turner, Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga, Kate Pierson, Linda Perry, and Dave Holland.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsValery Afanassiev
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 1,166
Ian Stuart Donaldson
1957 - 1993
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 1,167
Martin Barre
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 1,168
Laurindo Almeida
1917 - 1995
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 1,169
Jorma Kaukonen
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 1,170
Terry Bozzio
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 1,171
Aurèle Nicolet
1926 - 2016
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 1,172
Renato Zero
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 1,173
Big Joe Turner
1911 - 1985
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 1,174
Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 1,175
Kate Pierson
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 1,176
Linda Perry
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 1,177
Dave Holland
1948 - 2018
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 1,178
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Aurèle Nicolet ranks 290. Before him are Paul G. Comba, Agostino Cacciavillan, Marcello Abbado, Bernard Agré, Helene Ahrweiler, and Fritz Schär. After him are Fritz Stern, Kristen Nygaard, Rafael Lesmes, Enrico Maria Salerno, Héctor Vilches, and Andy Griffith. Among people deceased in 2016, Aurèle Nicolet ranks 285. Before him are Ruth Leuwerik, Merle Haggard, Edmonde Charles-Roux, Benoîte Groult, Jimmy Bain, and William Trevor. After him are Fritz Stern, Georges Balandier, Akhtar Mansour, Pierre Aubert, Prince Buster, and Nina Ponomaryova.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsPaul G. Comba
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1926 - 2017
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 284
Agostino Cacciavillan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2022
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 285
Marcello Abbado
COMPOSER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 286
Bernard Agré
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2014
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 287
Helene Ahrweiler
HISTORIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 288
Fritz Schär
CYCLIST
1926 - 1997
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 289
Aurèle Nicolet
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 290
Fritz Stern
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 291
Kristen Nygaard
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1926 - 2002
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 292
Rafael Lesmes
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 293
Enrico Maria Salerno
ACTOR
1926 - 1994
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 294
Héctor Vilches
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1998
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 295
Andy Griffith
ACTOR
1926 - 2012
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 296
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsRuth Leuwerik
ACTOR
1924 - 2016
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 279
Merle Haggard
SINGER
1937 - 2016
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 280
Edmonde Charles-Roux
WRITER
1920 - 2016
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 281
Benoîte Groult
WRITER
1920 - 2016
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 282
Jimmy Bain
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 283
William Trevor
WRITER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 284
Aurèle Nicolet
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 285
Fritz Stern
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 286
Georges Balandier
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1920 - 2016
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 287
Akhtar Mansour
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2016
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 288
Pierre Aubert
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 289
Prince Buster
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2016
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 290
Nina Ponomaryova
ATHLETE
1929 - 2016
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 291
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Aurèle Nicolet ranks 446 out of 1,015. Before him are Nicolas Fuss (1755), Walter Breisky (1871), Alfred Kleiner (1849), Heinz Hermann (1958), Fritz Schär (1926), and Joseph Benz (1944). After him are Nicolas Fatio de Duillier (1664), Stan Wawrinka (1985), Fritz Honegger (1917), Bernhard Russi (1948), Pierre Aubert (1927), and Fabian Cancellara (1981).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsNicolas Fuss
MATHEMATICIAN
1755 - 1826
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 440
Walter Breisky
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1944
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 441
Alfred Kleiner
PHYSICIST
1849 - 1916
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 442
Heinz Hermann
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 443
Fritz Schär
CYCLIST
1926 - 1997
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 444
Joseph Benz
ATHLETE
1944 - 2021
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 445
Aurèle Nicolet
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 446
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier
ASTRONOMER
1664 - 1753
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 447
Stan Wawrinka
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 448
Fritz Honegger
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1999
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 449
Bernhard Russi
SKIER
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 450
Pierre Aubert
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 451
Fabian Cancellara
CYCLIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 452
Among MUSICIANS In Switzerland
Among musicians born in Switzerland, Aurèle Nicolet ranks 5. Before him are Alfred Cortot (1877), DJ BoBo (1968), Edwin Fischer (1886), and Robert Miles (1969). After him are Patrick Moraz (1948), George Gruntz (1932), Urs Bühler (1971), Emmanuel Pahud (1970), DJ Antoine (1975), Daniel Löble (1973), and Thomas Gabriel Fischer (1963).
Alfred Cortot
1877 - 1962
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 1
DJ BoBo
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 2
Edwin Fischer
1886 - 1960
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 3
Robert Miles
1969 - 2017
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 4
Aurèle Nicolet
1926 - 2016
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 5
Patrick Moraz
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 6
George Gruntz
1932 - 2013
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 7
Urs Bühler
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 8
Emmanuel Pahud
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 9
DJ Antoine
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 10
Daniel Löble
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 11
Thomas Gabriel Fischer
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 12