1927 - 2001
Gilbert Bécaud (French pronunciation: [ʒil.bɛːʁ be.ko], 24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001) was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et maintenant", a 1961 release that became an English language hit as "What Now My Love". He remained a popular artist for nearly fifty years, identifiable in his dark blue suits, with a white shirt and "lucky tie"; blue with white polka dots. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gilbert Bécaud has received more than 451,250 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Gilbert Bécaud is the 150th most popular singer (down from 133rd in 2019), the 953rd most popular biography from France (down from 912th in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Singer.
Gilbert Bécaud is most famous for being the writer and performer of the famous French song "Les amants de minuit" which translates to "Midnight Lovers."
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Among singers, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 150 out of 3,528. Before him are Eros Ramazzotti, Laura Branigan, Edita Gruberová, Billy Joel, Otis Redding, and Tony Bennett. After him are Dr. Dre, Feodor Chaliapin, Ibrahim Ferrer, Chris Norman, Paul Anka, and Mirella Freni.
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 144
1952 - 2004
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 145
1946 - 2021
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 146
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 147
1941 - 1967
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 148
1926 - 2023
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 149
1927 - 2001
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 150
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 151
1873 - 1938
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 152
1927 - 2005
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 153
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 154
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 155
1935 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 156
Among people born in 1927, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 41. Before him are Angelo Sodano, Mary Higgins Clark, Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, K. Alex Müller, Hugo Pratt, and Stan Getz. After him are Ibrahim Ferrer, Rosalynn Carter, Rosemary Harris, Juan Almeida Bosque, John McCarthy, and Harry Markowitz. Among people deceased in 2001, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 31. Before him are John Lee Hooker, Dương Văn Minh, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Douglas Adams, Nikolay Basov, and Zhang Xueliang. After him are Clifford Shull, Charles Trenet, Juan Antonio Villacañas, Morris, Stanley Kramer, and Chung Ju-yung.
1927 - 2022
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 35
1927 - 2020
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 36
1927 - 1988
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 37
1927 - 2023
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 38
1927 - 1995
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 39
1927 - 1991
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 40
1927 - 2001
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 41
1927 - 2005
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 42
1927 - 2023
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 43
1927 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 44
1927 - 2009
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 45
1927 - 2011
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 46
1927 - 2023
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 47
1917 - 2001
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 25
1916 - 2001
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 26
1923 - 2001
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 27
1952 - 2001
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 28
1922 - 2001
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 29
1901 - 2001
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 30
1927 - 2001
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 31
1915 - 2001
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 32
1913 - 2001
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 33
1922 - 2001
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 34
1923 - 2001
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 35
1913 - 2001
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 36
1915 - 2001
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 37
Among people born in France, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 953 out of 6,011. Before him are Louise Michel (1830), Pierre Janet (1859), Marie of France, Countess of Champagne (1145), Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818), Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1889), and Thomas Couture (1815). After him are Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789), André Michel Lwoff (1902), Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790), Francis, Count of Vendôme (1470), Marie Laforêt (1939), and Jean Anouilh (1910).
1830 - 1905
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 947
1859 - 1947
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 948
1145 - 1198
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 949
1818 - 1889
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 950
1889 - 1952
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 951
1815 - 1879
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 952
1927 - 2001
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 953
1789 - 1860
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 954
1902 - 1994
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 955
1790 - 1842
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 956
1470 - 1495
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 957
1939 - 2019
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 958
1910 - 1987
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 959
Among singers born in France, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 13. Before him are France Gall (1947), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Françoise Hardy (1944), Maria Malibran (1808), Caterina Valente (1931), and Georges Brassens (1921). After him are Charles Trenet (1913), Manu Chao (1961), Desireless (1952), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), Jacqueline Boyer (1941), and Barbara (1930).
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
1930 - 1997
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 19