MUSICIAN

Henry Padovani

1952 - Today

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Henry (or Henri) Padovani (born 14 October 1952) is a French musician noted for being the original guitarist of English rock band The Police. He was a member of the band from January 1977 to August 1977 and was replaced by Andy Summers, who had originally been part of the band as a second guitarist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Padovani has received more than 694,559 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Padovani is the 1,400th most popular musician (up from 1,403rd in 2019), the 4,477th most popular biography from France (down from 4,169th in 2019) and the 57th most popular French Musician.

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  • 690k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Henry Padovani ranks 1,400 out of 3,175. Before him are John Hammond, Reinhold Mack, Aynsley Dunbar, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Jaromír Nohavica, and Grandmaster Flash. After him are Franco Luambo, George Winston, Allauddin Khan, Mary Travers, Henry Litolff, and Dave Navarro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Henry Padovani ranks 383. Before him are Benny Hinn, Raisa Smetanina, Ricardo Tormo, Tian Zhuangzhuang, David Ho, and John L. Hennessy. After him are Stanislav Seman, Rosario Livatino, Michael Hirst, Christopher Loeak, Martin Dempsey, and Ricardo Villa.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henry Padovani ranks 4,477 out of 6,770. Before him are Daniel Marot (1661), Bernard Clavel (1923), Joseph-Alfred Serret (1819), Alexandre Schaumasse (1882), Guy de Luget (1884), and Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769). After him are Edmund Dulac (1882), Noémie Lvovsky (1964), Léon Gautier (1832), Robert Charpentier (1916), Medhi Benatia (1987), and Luc Ferry (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Henry Padovani ranks 57. Before him are Charles Dancla (1817), Cerrone (1952), Yvonne Loriod (1924), Hélène Grimaud (1969), Manu Katché (1958), and Michel Sogny (1947). After him are Laurent Voulzy (1948), Biréli Lagrène (1966), Didier Lockwood (1956), Laurent Garnier (1966), Pierre Pincemaille (1956), and Dan Ar Braz (1949).

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