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Beniamino Gigli

1890 - 1957

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Beniamino Gigli ( JEE-lee, Italian: [benjaˈmiːno ˈdʒiʎʎi]; 20 March 1890 – 30 November 1957) was an Italian opera singer (lyric tenor). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Beniamino Gigli has received more than 252,963 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Beniamino Gigli is the 170th most popular singer (up from 173rd in 2019), the 1,062nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,103rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Italian Singer.

Beniamino Gigli was a famous Italian tenor from the early 20th century. He is most famous for his operatic performances.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Beniamino Gigli ranks 170 out of 3,528Before him are Engelbert Humperdinck, Anatoliy Solovianenko, Ivan Rebroff, Celia Cruz, Ben E. King, and Charles Trenet. After him are İbrahim Tatlıses, Barbara Strozzi, Chris Rea, Esma Redžepova, Manu Chao, and Sofia Rotaru.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Beniamino Gigli ranks 41Before him are Karl Harrer, Elsa Schiaparelli, Hans-Valentin Hube, Eduard Dietl, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, and Viktor Lutze. After him are Nikolai Trubetzkoy, Ronald Fisher, Anthony Fokker, Naum Gabo, Jacques Ibert, and Rose Kennedy. Among people deceased in 1957, Beniamino Gigli ranks 37Before him are Jože Plečnik, Richard E. Byrd, V. Gordon Childe, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, Maurice Garin, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. After him are José Leandro Andrade, James Brendan Connolly, Erich Auerbach, Johnny Torrio, Aga Khan III, and Rudolf Weigl.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Beniamino Gigli ranks 1,062 out of 4,668Before him are Saint Susanna (280), Alessandro Del Piero (1974), Pier Angeli (1932), Patrizia Reggiani (1948), Paolo Conte (1937), and Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723). After him are Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691), Tigellinus (10), Johann Maria Farina (1685), Barbara Strozzi (1619), Maria Theresa of Savoy (1756), and Sandro Mazzola (1942).

Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Beniamino Gigli ranks 16Before him are Renata Tebaldi (1922), Domenico Modugno (1928), Mina (1940), Eros Ramazzotti (1963), Mirella Freni (1935), and Alessandro Moreschi (1858). After him are Barbara Strozzi (1619), Franco Corelli (1921), Mario Del Monaco (1915), Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921), Tito Gobbi (1913), and Renata Scotto (1934).