New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

MUSICIAN

David Helfgott

1947 - Today

Photo of David Helfgott

Icon of person David Helfgott

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 1,064,244 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. David Helfgott is the 482nd most popular musician (down from 360th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Australia (down from 49th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Australian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of David Helfgotts by language


Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Helfgott ranks 482 out of 2,662. Before him are Dee Dee Ramone, Uli Jon Roth, Gato Barbieri, Jan Hammer, Milton Nascimento, and Ginette Neveu. After him are Alexander Gradsky, Tommy Bolin, Pat Metheny, Coleman Hawkins, Steve Hackett, and Rick Davies.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, David Helfgott ranks 154. Before him are Tadahiko Ueda, Olavo de Carvalho, Martin Chalfie, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, John Adams, and Helena Vondráčková. After him are Philippe Herreweghe, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Jerzy Stuhr, Alan Dale, William Atherton, and Jeff Lynne.

Others Born in 1947

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Australia

Among people born in Australia, David Helfgott ranks 60 out of 925. Before him are George Miller (1945), Phil Rudd (1954), Luís Vaz de Torres (1565), Rhonda Byrne (1945), Harold Holt (1908), and Raymond Dart (1893). After him are David Bruce (1855), John Newcombe (1944), Cassandra Harris (1948), Edward Cassidy (1924), Michael Hutchence (1960), and Nellie Melba (1861).

Others born in Australia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, David Helfgott ranks 6. Before him are Sia (1975), Nick Cave (1957), Lisa Gerrard (1961), Flea (1962), and Phil Rudd (1954). After him are Michael Hutchence (1960), John Williams (1941), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), Colin Burgess (1946), Daevid Allen (1938), and Rick Springfield (1949).

Australian born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Twitter Activity

  • DatawheelCL