MUSICIAN

Gheorghe Zamfir

1941 - Today

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Gheorghe Zamfir (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe zamˈfir] ; born April 6, 1941) is a Romanian nai (pan flute) musician. Zamfir is known for playing an expanded version of normally 20-pipe nai, with 22, 25, 28 or even 30 pipes, to increase its range, and obtaining as many as eight overtones (additional to the fundamental tone) from each pipe by changing his embouchure. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gheorghe Zamfir has received more than 916,290 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Gheorghe Zamfir is the 103rd most popular musician (down from 93rd in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Romania (down from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Romanian Musician.

Gheorghe Zamfir is most famous for his work in the field of pan flute music.

Memorability Metrics

  • 920k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gheorghe Zamfir ranks 103 out of 3,175. Before him are Frank Farian, Angus Young, Quincy Jones, Lemmy, John Coltrane, and Paul Mauriat. After him are Ludovico Einaudi, Ice-T, João Gilberto, Glenn Miller, David Guetta, and Nadia Boulanger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Gheorghe Zamfir ranks 45. Before him are Nathalie Delon, Frank Farian, Dennis Ritchie, Michael D. Higgins, Ali Hassan al-Majid, and Bobby Moore. After him are Wolfgang Petersen, Art Garfunkel, Princess Muna al-Hussein, Nona Gaprindashvili, Hage Geingob, and Riccardo Muti.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Gheorghe Zamfir ranks 37 out of 844. Before him are Elie Wiesel (1928), Michael the Brave (1558), Jacob L. Moreno (1889), Álmos (820), George Enescu (1881), and Sergiu Celibidache (1912). After him are Dimitrie Cantemir (1673), Iannis Xenakis (1922), Mihai Eminescu (1850), Milan I of Serbia (1854), Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), and Radu cel Frumos (1438).

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Among MUSICIANS In Romania

Among musicians born in Romania, Gheorghe Zamfir ranks 1. After him are Clara Haskil (1895), Dinu Lipatti (1917), Michael Cretu (1957), Radu Lupu (1945), Edward Maya (1986), and Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu (1974).

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