MUSICIAN

David Helfgott

1947 - Today

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David Helfgott (born 19 May 1947) is an Australian concert pianist whose life inspired the Academy Award-winning film Shine, in which he was portrayed by actors Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor and Alex Rafalowicz. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Helfgott has received more than 1,126,596 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. David Helfgott is the 587th most popular musician (down from 480th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Australia (down from 60th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Australian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Helfgott ranks 587 out of 3,175. Before him are Shinichi Suzuki, Jeff Porcaro, Tico Torres, Mark Hollis, Euronymous, and Felix Blumenfeld. After him are Robert Palmer, Axel Rudi Pell, Rubén González, Uli Jon Roth, Tim Rice, and Curtis Mayfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, David Helfgott ranks 215. Before him are Massiel, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, Lois Chiles, Ignazio La Russa, Mustafa Akıncı, and Takeo Takahashi. After him are Jioji Konrote, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Bobby Kimball, Patricia Krenwinkel, Mary L. Cleave, and Phạm Tuân.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, David Helfgott ranks 77 out of 1,143. Before him are Peter Sculthorpe (1929), Bryan Brown (1947), Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark (1972), Elizabeth von Arnim (1866), Diane Cilento (1933), and Howard Florey (1898). After him are Toni Collette (1972), David Bruce (1855), Ron Clarke (1937), Judy Davis (1955), Nick Vujicic (1982), and Mark Evans (1956).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, David Helfgott ranks 8. Before him are Lisa Gerrard (1961), Phil Rudd (1954), Nick Cave (1957), Flea (1962), Michael Hutchence (1960), and Colin Burgess (1946). After him are Mark Evans (1956), Daevid Allen (1938), John Williams (1941), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), Rick Springfield (1949), and Bob Daisley (1950).

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