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Gheorghe Zamfir
1941 - Today
Gheorghe Zamfir
Gheorghe Zamfir (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe zamˈfir] (listen); 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 777,432 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Gheorghe Zamfir is the 93rd most popular musician (up from 102nd in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Romania (up from 36th 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
780k
Page Views (PV)
65.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
10.71
Effective Languages (L*)
2.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Gheorghe Zamfir ranks 93 out of 2,662. Before him are Thomas Bangalter, Karl Thomas Mozart, David Oistrakh, Robert Fripp, Duke Ellington, and Richard Wright. After him are Dean Martin, Angus Young, João Gilberto, Gary Moore, Ludovico Einaudi, and Glenn Miller.
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HPI: 66.39
Rank: 87
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HPI: 66.22
Rank: 88
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1908 - 1974
HPI: 66.17
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HPI: 66.16
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Duke Ellington
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HPI: 66.14
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Richard Wright
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HPI: 65.99
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Gheorghe Zamfir
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 93
Dean Martin
1917 - 1995
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 94
Angus Young
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HPI: 65.74
Rank: 95
João Gilberto
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HPI: 65.68
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Gary Moore
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HPI: 65.53
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Ludovico Einaudi
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 98
Glenn Miller
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HPI: 65.46
Rank: 99
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Gheorghe Zamfir ranks 39. Before him are Fausto Cercignani, Flórián Albert, Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Bernie Sanders, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and Nathalie Delon. After him are Art Garfunkel, Riccardo Muti, Wolfgang Petersen, Ali Hassan al-Majid, Dennis Ritchie, and Anne Rice.
Others Born in 1941
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Fausto Cercignani
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 33
Flórián Albert
1941 - 2011
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 34
Ahmet Necdet Sezer
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 35
Bernie Sanders
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 36
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1941 - 1989
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 37
Nathalie Delon
1941 - 2021
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 38
Gheorghe Zamfir
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 39
Art Garfunkel
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 40
Riccardo Muti
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 41
Wolfgang Petersen
1941 - 2022
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 42
Ali Hassan al-Majid
1941 - 2010
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 43
Dennis Ritchie
1941 - 2011
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 44
Anne Rice
1941 - 2021
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 45
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Gheorghe Zamfir ranks 31 out of 665. Before him are György Ligeti (1923), Theodoric I (393), Nadia Comăneci (1961), Elie Wiesel (1928), Iannis Xenakis (1922), and Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901). After him are Michael the Brave (1558), Mihai Eminescu (1850), Jacob L. Moreno (1889), George Enescu (1881), Klaus Iohannis (1959), and János Bolyai (1802).
Others born in Romania
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György Ligeti
1923 - 2006
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 25
Theodoric I
393 - 451
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 26
Nadia Comăneci
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 27
Elie Wiesel
1928 - 2016
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 28
Iannis Xenakis
1922 - 2001
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 29
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
1901 - 1965
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 30
Gheorghe Zamfir
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 31
Michael the Brave
1558 - 1601
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 32
Mihai Eminescu
1850 - 1889
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 33
Jacob L. Moreno
1889 - 1974
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 34
George Enescu
1881 - 1955
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 35
Klaus Iohannis
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 36
János Bolyai
1802 - 1860
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 37
Among MUSICIANS In Romania
Among musicians born in Romania, Gheorghe Zamfir ranks 1. After him are Dinu Lipatti (1917), Clara Haskil (1895), Michael Cretu (1957), Radu Lupu (1945), Edward Maya (1986), and Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu (1974).
Gheorghe Zamfir
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1
Dinu Lipatti
1917 - 1950
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 2
Clara Haskil
1895 - 1960
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 3
Michael Cretu
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4
Radu Lupu
1945 - 2022
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 5
Edward Maya
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 6
Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 7
