1945 - 2021
Francesco "Franco" Battiato (Italian: [ˈfraŋko batˈtjaːto, – battiˈaːto]; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes, and have spanned genres such as experimental pop, electronic music, progressive rock, opera, symphonic music, movie soundtrack, oratorio and new wave. He was for decades one of the most popular singer-songwriters in Italy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franco Battiato has received more than 478,742 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Franco Battiato is the 319th most popular musician (up from 435th in 2019), the 1,548th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,815th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Italian Musician.
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Among musicians, Franco Battiato ranks 319 out of 2,662. Before him are Fred Durst, Ian Anderson, Isaac Hayes, Michael Schenker, Paul Desmond, and Djivan Gasparyan. After him are Woody Guthrie, Steve Vai, Salif Keita, Albert King, Scott McKenzie, and Ry Cooder.
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 313
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 314
1942 - 2008
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 315
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 316
1924 - 1977
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 317
1928 - 2021
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 318
1945 - 2021
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 319
1912 - 1967
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 320
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 321
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 322
1923 - 1992
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 323
1939 - 2012
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 324
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 325
Among people born in 1945, Franco Battiato ranks 100. Before him are Bob Gunton, Maud Adams, Anatoly Fomenko, Christoph Schönborn, Momčilo Krajišnik, and Angus Deaton. After him are Rita Pavone, Jeremy Rifkin, Jaclyn Smith, Gunther von Hagens, Micheline Calmy-Rey, and Yuen Woo-ping. Among people deceased in 2021, Franco Battiato ranks 116. Before him are Toshihide Maskawa, Nino Castelnuovo, Stephen Sondheim, Djivan Gasparyan, Marion Ramsey, and Kenneth Kaunda. After him are Christian Boltanski, Jimmy Greaves, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Dusty Hill, Yaphet Kotto, and Carmen Salinas.
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 94
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 95
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 96
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 97
1945 - 2020
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 98
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 99
1945 - 2021
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 100
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 101
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 102
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 103
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 104
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 105
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 106
1940 - 2021
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 110
1936 - 2021
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 111
1930 - 2021
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 112
1928 - 2021
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 113
1947 - 2021
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 114
1924 - 2021
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 115
1945 - 2021
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 116
1944 - 2021
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 117
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 118
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 119
1949 - 2021
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 120
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 121
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 122
Among people born in Italy, Franco Battiato ranks 1,548 out of 4,668. Before him are Bernardo Daddi (1290), Maria Celeste (1600), Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary (1261), Girolamo Riario (1443), Giovannino Guareschi (1908), and Damiano Damiani (1922). After him are Cicero Minor (-65), Valentina Cortese (1923), Giovanni Ceva (1647), Domenico Zipoli (1688), Charles II, Duke of Savoy (1488), and Serge Reggiani (1922).
1290 - 1348
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,542
1600 - 1634
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,543
1261 - 1303
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,544
1443 - 1488
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,545
1908 - 1968
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 1,546
1922 - 2013
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 1,547
1945 - 2021
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,548
65 BC - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,549
1923 - 2019
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,550
1647 - 1734
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,551
1688 - 1726
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,552
1488 - 1496
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,553
1922 - 2004
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,554
Among musicians born in Italy, Franco Battiato ranks 16. Before him are Lucio Dalla (1943), Romano Mussolini (1927), Mauro Giuliani (1781), Gianna Nannini (1954), Luigi Tenco (1938), and Matteo Carcassi (1792). After him are Domenico Alberti (1710), Leonardo De Lorenzo (1875), Guido Cantelli (1920), Salvatore Accardo (1941), Aldo Ciccolini (1925), and Lucio Battisti (1943).
1943 - 2012
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 10
1927 - 2006
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 11
1781 - 1829
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 12
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 13
1938 - 1967
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 14
1792 - 1853
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 15
1945 - 2021
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 16
1710 - 1746
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 17
1875 - 1962
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 18
1920 - 1956
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 19
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 20
1925 - 2015
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 21
1943 - 1998
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 22