1921 - 1981
Georges Charles Brassens (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ(ə) ʃaʁl bʁasɛ̃s], Occitan: [ˈbɾasens]; 22 October 1921 – 29 October 1981) was a French singer-songwriter and poet. As an iconic figure in France, he achieved fame through his elegant songs with their harmonically complex music for voice and guitar and articulate, diverse lyrics. He is considered one of France's most accomplished postwar poets. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georges Brassens has received more than 485,067 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Brassens is the 132nd most popular singer (up from 152nd in 2019), the 865th most popular biography from France (up from 1,016th in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Singer.
Georges Brassens is a French singer-songwriter and poet. He is most famous for his song "Les copains d'abord" which translates to "Friends First."
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Among singers, Georges Brassens ranks 132 out of 3,528. Before him are Sandra, Claude François, Britney Spears, Lys Assia, Caterina Valente, and John Lee Hooker. After him are Vicente Fernández, Kris Kristofferson, Thomas Anders, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Little Richard, and Al Jarreau.
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 126
1939 - 1978
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 127
1981 - Present
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 128
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 129
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 130
1917 - 2001
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 131
1921 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 132
1940 - 2021
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 133
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 134
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 135
1915 - 2006
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 136
1932 - 2020
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 137
1940 - 2017
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 138
Among people born in 1921, Georges Brassens ranks 39. Before him are Patricia Highsmith, Kurt Knispel, Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Lana Turner, Vasily Smyslov, and Marija Gimbutas. After him are Dirk Bogarde, Akio Morita, Edgar Morin, Herschel Grynszpan, Arthur Leonard Schawlow, and György Cziffra. Among people deceased in 1981, Georges Brassens ranks 25. Before him are Joe Louis, Harold Urey, William Saroyan, Omar Bradley, A. J. Cronin, and Samuel Barber. After him are Joseph Murphy, Karl Böhm, Max Delbrück, Mehmet Shehu, Abel Gance, and Mohammad-Ali Rajai.
1921 - 1995
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 33
1921 - 1945
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 34
1921 - 2019
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 35
1921 - 1995
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 36
1921 - 2010
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 37
1921 - 1994
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 38
1921 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 39
1921 - 1999
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 40
1921 - 1999
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 41
1921 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 42
1921 - 1942
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 43
1921 - 1999
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 44
1921 - 1994
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 45
1914 - 1981
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 19
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 20
1908 - 1981
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 21
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 22
1896 - 1981
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 23
1910 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 24
1921 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 25
1898 - 1981
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 26
1894 - 1981
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 27
1906 - 1981
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 28
1913 - 1981
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 29
1889 - 1981
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 30
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 31
Among people born in France, Georges Brassens ranks 865 out of 6,011. Before him are Gaston Doumergue (1863), Caterina Valente (1931), Danielle Darrieux (1917), Juliette Binoche (1964), Martin Schongauer (1450), and Paul Delaroche (1797). After him are Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713), Magnentius (303), Jacques Anquetil (1934), Raymond of Poitiers (1115), James Tissot (1836), and Michèle Mercier (1939).
1863 - 1937
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 859
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 860
1917 - 2017
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 861
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 862
1450 - 1491
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 863
1797 - 1856
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 864
1921 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 865
1713 - 1762
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 866
303 - 353
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 867
1934 - 1987
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 868
1115 - 1149
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 869
1836 - 1902
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 870
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 871
Among singers born in France, Georges Brassens ranks 12. Before him are Johnny Hallyday (1943), France Gall (1947), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Françoise Hardy (1944), Maria Malibran (1808), and Caterina Valente (1931). After him are Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Charles Trenet (1913), Manu Chao (1961), Desireless (1952), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), and Jacqueline Boyer (1941).
1943 - 2017
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 6
1947 - 2018
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 7
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 8
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 9
1808 - 1836
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 10
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 11
1921 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 12
1927 - 2001
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 13
1913 - 2001
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 14
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 15
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 16
1737 - 1814
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 17
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 18