MUSICIAN

Farid al-Atrash

1910 - 1974

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Farid al-Atrash (Arabic: فريد الأطرش; October 19, 1917 – December 26, 1974), also spelled Farid El-Atrache, was a Syrian-Egyptian singer, oudist, composer, and actor. Although born in Syria, he immigrated to Egypt at the age of nine with his mother and siblings, where he eventually became one of the most noted figures in 20th-century Arabic music. Al-Atrash embarked on a highly successful career spanning more than four decades, recording 500 songs and starring in 31 movies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Farid al-Atrash has received more than 486,671 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Farid al-Atrash is the 234th most popular musician (up from 353rd in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Syria (up from 65th in 2019) and the most popular Syrian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Farid al-Atrash ranks 234 out of 3,175. Before him are Carla Bley, Cliff Williams, Enrico Macias, Alan Parsons, Romano Mussolini, and Ian Stewart. After him are Alfred Brendel, Luigi Tenco, Isaac Stern, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Stéphane Grappelli, and Khaled.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Farid al-Atrash ranks 53. Before him are António de Spínola, Ne Win, Momofuku Ando, Erich Kempka, Kim Il, and Said bin Taimur. After him are Francisco Varallo, Galina Ulanova, Jean-Louis Barrault, Dorothy Vaughan, August Landmesser, and Imi Lichtenfeld. Among people deceased in 1974, Farid al-Atrash ranks 38. Before him are Walter Lippmann, Cass Elliot, Nikolai Kuznetsov, Vannevar Bush, Marcel Pagnol, and Franz Jonas. After him are Hilda Gadea, Walter Brennan, Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, Creighton Abrams, Frank Martin, and Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Farid al-Atrash ranks 56 out of 210. Before him are Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Damascius (480), Herodian (170), Tuman bay II (1474), Julia Maesa (165), and Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932). After him are Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf (1526), Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din (1170), Hazael (-900), Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (700), and Sophronius of Jerusalem (560).

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Among MUSICIANS In Syria

Among musicians born in Syria, Farid al-Atrash ranks 1. 

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