MUSICIAN

Fou Ts'ong

1934 - 2020

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Fou Ts'ong (Chinese: 傅聰; pinyin: Fù Cōng; 10 March 1934 – 28 December 2020) was a Chinese and British pianist who was the first pianist of his national origin to achieve international recognition. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fou Ts'ong has received more than 189,204 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Fou Ts'ong is the 961st most popular musician (down from 660th in 2019), the 802nd most popular biography from China (down from 638th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Fou Ts'ong ranks 961 out of 3,175. Before him are Dan Balan, Mantovani, Sean Paul, Sammy Hagar, Scott Travis, and Amy Lee. After him are Phil Manzanera, Simon Wright, Dave Lombardo, Moya Brennan, Theodor Kullak, and Barney Kessel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Fou Ts'ong ranks 248. Before him are Stefan Abadzhiev, Julio Jiménez, Robert D. Hare, Mikhail Zhvanetsky, Zequinha, and Marilyn Horne. After him are Adolf Merckle, Harald Grønningen, Enrique Mateos, Aleksei Yeliseyev, Eva Mozes Kor, and Marisa Allasio. Among people deceased in 2020, Fou Ts'ong ranks 274. Before him are Barry Hulshoff, Ronald Graham, Roger Carel, Mahmoud Jibril, Zenon Grocholewski, and Jaswant Singh. After him are Ramadan Shalah, Silva Batuta, José Bonaparte, Kićo Slabinac, Irm Hermann, and Milka Babović.

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In China

Among people born in China, Fou Ts'ong ranks 802 out of 1,610. Before him are Dai Jin (1388), Ma Jun (200), Li Li-hua (1924), Leon Lai (1966), Chen Hongshou (1598), and Fang Lizhi (1936). After him are Shannon Lucid (1943), Qian Qichen (1928), Lou Tseng-Tsiang (1871), Wang Changling (698), Jing Fang (-78), and Chen Qimei (1878).

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Among MUSICIANS In China

Among musicians born in China, Fou Ts'ong ranks 3. Before him are Lang Lang (1982), and Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929). After him are Coco Lee (1975), Cui Jian (1961), Yuja Wang (1987), Li Yundi (1982), Liu Fang (1974), Hua Chenyu (1990), and Cai Xukun (1998).

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