MUSICIAN

José Feliciano

1945 - Today

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José Montserrate Feliciano García (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse feliˈsjano]; born September 10, 1945) is a Puerto Rican musician. He recorded many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' "Light My Fire" and his self-penned Christmas song "Feliz Navidad". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Feliciano has received more than 4,058,584 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). José Feliciano is the 167th most popular musician (up from 186th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Puerto Rico (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Puerto Rican Musician.

José Feliciano is most famous for his rendition of the song "Light My Fire" by The Doors.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, José Feliciano ranks 167 out of 3,175. Before him are Leslie Cheung, Karl Thomas Mozart, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Joseph Joachim, Chick Corea, and George Martin. After him are Giovanni Battista Viotti, Brian Eno, Klaus Nomi, Ian Paice, Itzhak Perlman, and Anton Diabelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, José Feliciano ranks 55. Before him are Dési Bouterse, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Nikita Mikhalkov, Bryan Ferry, Steve Martin, and Keith Jarrett. After him are Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Laurent Gbagbo, Alexey Ekimov, Itzhak Perlman, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, and Bette Midler.

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In Puerto Rico

Among people born in Puerto Rico, José Feliciano ranks 2 out of 77. Before him are Joaquin Phoenix (1974). After him are Raul Julia (1940), Benicio del Toro (1967), Rita Moreno (1931), Ricky Martin (1971), José Ferrer (1912), Héctor Lavoe (1946), Luis Guzmán (1956), Emiliano Mercado del Toro (1891), Amaury Nolasco (1970), and Daddy Yankee (1977).

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Among MUSICIANS In Puerto Rico

Among musicians born in Puerto Rico, José Feliciano ranks 1. After him are Eddie Gómez (1944), and Omar Rodríguez-López (1975).

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