1942 - Today
Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒiwˈbɛʁtu ˈʒiw]; born 26 June 1942), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gilberto Gil has received more than 733,573 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 44 in 2019). Gilberto Gil is the 175th most popular musician (up from 184th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 58th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Musician.
Gilberto Gil is most famous for his work as a composer, singer, and guitarist. He was also a politician in Brazil.
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Among musicians, Gilberto Gil ranks 175 out of 2,662. Before him are Cyndi Lauper, Brian Eno, Willie Nelson, Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell, and Nam June Paik. After him are Charles-Valentin Alkan, Keith Jarrett, Wilhelm Kempff, Giya Kancheli, Chris Isaak, and Emil Gilels.
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 169
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 170
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 171
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 172
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 173
1932 - 2006
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 174
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 175
1813 - 1888
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 176
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 177
1895 - 1991
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 178
1935 - 2019
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 179
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 180
1916 - 1985
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 181
Among people born in 1942, Gilberto Gil ranks 81. Before him are Jean-Claude Trichet, Daniel Dennett, Caetano Veloso, George Vella, Vladimír Mečiar, and Muhammadu Buhari. After him are Junichiro Koizumi, Daniela Bianchi, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Sandro Mazzola, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, and Donna Leon.
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 75
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 76
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 77
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 78
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 79
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 80
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 81
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 82
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 83
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 84
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 85
1942 - 2022
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 86
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 87
Among people born in Brazil, Gilberto Gil ranks 52 out of 2,067. Before him are Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), Zito (1932), Neymar (1992), Dani Alves (1983), Caetano Veloso (1942), and Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931). After him are Cafu (1970), Kaká (1982), Machado de Assis (1839), Tostão (1947), Vinicius de Moraes (1913), and Ademir de Menezes (1922).
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 46
1932 - 2015
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 47
1992 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 48
1983 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 49
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 50
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 51
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 52
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 53
1982 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 54
1839 - 1908
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 55
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 56
1913 - 1980
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 57
1922 - 1996
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 58
Among musicians born in Brazil, Gilberto Gil ranks 4. Before him are Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), João Gilberto (1931), and Caetano Veloso (1942). After him are Nelson Freire (1944), Chico Buarque (1944), Sérgio Mendes (1941), Milton Nascimento (1942), Baden Powell (1937), Toquinho (1946), Zequinha de Abreu (1880), and Hermeto Pascoal (1936).
1927 - 1994
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 1
1931 - 2019
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 2
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 4
1944 - 2021
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 5
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 6
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 7
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 8
1937 - 2000
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 9
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 10
1880 - 1935
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 11
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 12