1925 - 2012
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (28 May 1925 – 18 May 2012) was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music, one of the most famous Lieder (art song) performers of the post-war period, best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's Lieder, particularly "Winterreise" of which his recordings with accompanists Gerald Moore and Jörg Demus are still critically acclaimed half a century after their release.Recording an array of repertoire (spanning centuries) as musicologist Alan Blyth asserted, "No singer in our time, or probably any other has managed the range and versatility of repertory achieved by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Opera, Lieder and oratorio in German, Italian or English came alike to him, yet he brought to each a precision and individuality that bespoke his perceptive insights into the idiom at hand." In addition, he recorded in French, Russian, Hebrew, Latin and Hungarian. He was described as "one of the supreme vocal artists of the 20th century" and "the most influential singer of the 20th Century".Fischer-Dieskau was ranked the second greatest singer of the century (after Jussi Björling) by Classic CD (United Kingdom) "Top Singers of the Century" Critics' Poll (June 1999). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has received more than 351,634 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is the 158th most popular singer (down from 148th in 2019), the 834th most popular biography from Germany (down from 821st in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Singer.
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is a German baritone who is most famous for his performances of German Lieder.
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Among singers, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ranks 158 out of 3,528. Before him are Dr. Dre, Feodor Chaliapin, Ibrahim Ferrer, Chris Norman, Paul Anka, and Mirella Freni. After him are Chester Bennington, John Denver, Bob Geldof, Alessandro Moreschi, Birgit Nilsson, and Eduard Khil.
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 152
1873 - 1938
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 153
1927 - 2005
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 154
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 155
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 156
1935 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 157
1925 - 2012
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 158
1976 - 2017
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 159
1943 - 1997
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 160
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 161
1858 - 1922
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 162
1918 - 2005
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 163
1934 - 2012
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 164
Among people born in 1925, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ranks 56. Before him are Jacques Delors, George Kennedy, Roy J. Glauber, Barbara Bush, Simon van der Meer, and Bülent Ecevit. After him are Jean Tinguely, Ieng Sary, Michele Ferrero, Alain Touraine, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, and Celia Cruz. Among people deceased in 2012, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ranks 38. Before him are Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Kiro Gligorov, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, Matilde Camus, Antonio Tabucchi, and Dave Brubeck. After him are Andrew Huxley, Eduard Khil, Joseph Murray, Sun Myung Moon, Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, and Etta James.
1925 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 50
1925 - 2016
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 51
1925 - 2018
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 52
1925 - 2018
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 53
1925 - 2011
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 54
1925 - 2006
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 55
1925 - 2012
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 56
1925 - 1991
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 57
1925 - 2013
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 58
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 59
1925 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 60
1925 - 2002
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 61
1925 - 2003
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 62
1923 - 2012
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 32
1917 - 2012
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 33
1930 - 2012
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 34
1919 - 2012
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 35
1943 - 2012
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 36
1920 - 2012
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 37
1925 - 2012
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 38
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 39
1934 - 2012
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 40
1919 - 2012
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 41
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 42
1933 - 2012
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 43
1938 - 2012
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 44
Among people born in Germany, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ranks 834 out of 6,142. Before him are Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823), Theodor Fontane (1819), Therese Neumann (1898), Fritz Haarmann (1879), John Rabe (1882), and Clemens Brentano (1778). After him are Georg von Frundsberg (1473), Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria (1660), Anna Seghers (1900), Princess Louise of Prussia (1838), Achim von Arnim (1781), and Steffi Graf (1969).
1823 - 1883
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 828
1819 - 1898
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 829
1898 - 1962
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 830
1879 - 1925
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 831
1882 - 1950
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 832
1778 - 1842
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 833
1925 - 2012
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 834
1473 - 1528
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 835
1660 - 1690
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 836
1900 - 1983
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 837
1838 - 1923
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 838
1781 - 1831
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 839
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 840
Among singers born in Germany, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ranks 9. Before him are Klaus Meine (1948), Anna Magdalena Bach (1701), Dieter Bohlen (1954), Nina Hagen (1955), Sandra (1962), and Thomas Anders (1963). After him are Ivan Rebroff (1931), Nena (1960), Marian Gold (1954), Christa Ludwig (1928), Fancy (1946), and Wolf Biermann (1936).
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 3
1701 - 1760
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 4
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 5
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 6
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 7
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 8
1925 - 2012
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 9
1931 - 2008
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 10
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 11
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 12
1928 - 2021
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 13
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 14
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 15