MUSICIAN

Igor Cavalera

1970 - Today

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Igor Graziano Cavalera (born 4 September 1970) is a Brazilian musician, best known as the former drummer for the heavy metal band Sepultura, which he co-founded with his brother Max in 1984. Max left the band in 1996, and Igor himself would depart ten years later, making him the last original member of Sepultura to leave the band. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Igor Cavalera has received more than 816,153 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Igor Cavalera is the 1,345th most popular musician (up from 1,416th in 2019), the 551st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 549th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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  • 820k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Igor Cavalera ranks 1,345 out of 3,175Before him are Dexter Holland, Coco Lee, Rick Springfield, Ismaël Lô, David Amram, and David Hungate. After him are Larry Mullen Jr., Eric Martin, Wynton Marsalis, Gerald Moore, Nikos Xilouris, and Jonny Greenwood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Igor Cavalera ranks 142Before him are Saif Ali Khan, Julie Bowen, Shin Tae-yong, Zack de la Rocha, Gianluca Pessotto, and Jason Lee. After him are Pedro Proença, Ciriaco Sforza, Shonda Rhimes, Gabrielle Anwar, Predrag Danilović, and Fabio Casartelli.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Igor Cavalera ranks 551 out of 2,236Before him are Rickson Gracie (1959), Palhinha (1950), Nariz (1912), Clara Nunes (1942), Nilo Murtinho Braga (1903), and César Lattes (1924). After him are José Reinaldo de Lima (1957), Glória Pires (1963), Henrique Mecking (1952), Roberto Mangabeira Unger (1947), Alex Ribeiro (1948), and Lima (1942).

Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Igor Cavalera ranks 24Before him are Airto Moreira (1941), Ivan Lins (1945), Eumir Deodato (1942), Laurindo Almeida (1917), Kiko Loureiro (1972), and Pixinguinha (1897). After him are Andreas Kisser (1968), Noel Rosa (1910), Eliane Elias (1960), Seu Jorge (1970), Marisa Monte (1967), and Carlinhos Brown (1962).