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Johnny Pacheco

1935 - 2021

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Juan Pablo Knipping Pacheco (25 March 1935 – 15 February 2021), known as Johnny Pacheco, was a Dominican musician, arranger, composer, bandleader, and record producer. Born in the Dominican Republic, Pacheco became a leading figure in the New York salsa scene in the 1960s and 1970s as the founder and musical director of Fania Records.Pacheco was one of the leading exponents of pachanga, a blend of Cuban rhythms and Dominican merengue in the late 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Pacheco has received more than 583,837 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Pacheco is the 889th most popular singer, the 16th most popular biography from Dominican Republic and the most popular Dominican Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 580k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Johnny Pacheco ranks 889 out of 3,528Before him are Toše Proeski, Liane Augustin, Patsy Cline, Kulyash Baiseitova, Vaçe Zela, and Dr. John. After him are Richard Carpenter, Melanie, Yaroslav Yevdokimov, Gérard Lenorman, Şivan Perwer, and Adrian Belew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Johnny Pacheco ranks 239Before him are Peter Bichsel, Georgy Shonin, Aulis Sallinen, Paul Goma, Fortunato Baldelli, and Velasio de Paolis. After him are Ervin Zádor, Hillel Furstenberg, Doug McClure, Vladica Popović, Alfrēds Rubiks, and Richard M. Karp. Among people deceased in 2021, Johnny Pacheco ranks 364Before him are Colin Bell, Henry Darrow, Barry Harris, Lester Bird, Walter Taibo, and Tormod Knutsen. After him are Gustavo Peña, Bunny Wailer, William Smith, Donald Kagan, Richard Marcinko, and Jack Angel.

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In Dominican Republic

Among people born in Dominican Republic, Johnny Pacheco ranks 16 out of 47Before him are Leonel Fernández (1953), Máximo Gómez (1836), Héctor Trujillo (1908), Luis Abinader (1967), Juan Luis Guerra (1957), and Ulises Heureaux (1845). After him are Salvador Jorge Blanco (1926), Antonio Guzmán Fernández (1911), Hipólito Mejía (1941), Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (1936), Buenaventura Báez (1812), and Michel Camilo (1954).

Among SINGERS In Dominican Republic

Among singers born in Dominican Republic, Johnny Pacheco ranks 1After him are Natti Natasha (1990).