MUSICIAN

Francis Goya

1946 - Today

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Francis Goya (born François Edouard Weyer; 16 May 1946) is a Belgian classical guitar player and producer. He has recorded fifty albums, many of which have reached gold or platinum status. Francis went solo in 1975, changing his name to Goya. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Goya has received more than 127,939 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Francis Goya is the 1,069th most popular musician (up from 1,155th in 2019), the 527th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 517th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Belgian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Francis Goyas by language

Over the past year Francis Goya has had the most page views in the with 13,416 views, followed by Russian (7,544), and Dutch (2,558). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (48.42%), Ukrainian (37.55%), and Spanish (33.41%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Francis Goya ranks 1,069 out of 3,175. Before him are János Bihari, Fats Navarro, Marcel Moyse, Bonnie Raitt, Louis Jordan, and Yiruma. After him are Kid Ory, Ronnie Radke, Gene Autry, Pino Daniele, Max von Schillings, and Johnny Hodges.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Francis Goya ranks 409. Before him are Andrew Davis, Galina Starovoytova, Wes Unseld, Józef Oleksy, Tim Pigott-Smith, and Dadá Maravilha. After him are Ricky Bruch, Sacheen Littlefeather, Vladimir Muntyan, Mario Zenari, Wubbo Ockels, and Björn Granath.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Francis Goya ranks 527 out of 1,190. Before him are Cécile de France (1975), Sandra Kim (1972), Jean Bourgain (1954), Henri Coppens (1930), Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948), and Ivo Van Damme (1954). After him are Jan Fabre (1958), Jean Aerts (1907), Simon Leys (1935), Frans Pourbus the Elder (1545), Henri Jaspar (1870), and Thomas Vermaelen (1985).

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Among MUSICIANS In Belgium

Among musicians born in Belgium, Francis Goya ranks 9. Before him are Arthur Grumiaux (1921), Brian Molko (1972), Sigiswald Kuijken (1944), Adrien-François Servais (1807), Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925), and André Cluytens (1905). After him are Arthur De Greef (1862), Gotye (1980), Lost Frequencies (1993), Gustaph (1980), and Netsky (1989).

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