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MUSICIAN

Klaus Nomi

1944 - 1983

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Klaus Sperber (24 January 1944 – 6 August 1983), known professionally as Klaus Nomi, was a German countertenor noted for his wide vocal range and an unusual, otherworldly stage persona. In the 1970s Nomi immersed himself in the East Village art scene. He was known for his bizarre and visionary theatrical live performances, heavy make-up, unusual costumes, and a highly stylized signature hairdo that flaunted a receding hairline. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Klaus Nomi has received more than 1,450,462 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Klaus Nomi is the 209th most popular musician (up from 220th in 2019), the 1,007th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,041st in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Musician.

Klaus nomi is most famous for his work in the field of nanotechnology. In the 1980s, he was one of the first to explore the use of nanotechnology for drug delivery.

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  • 60.82

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Klaus Nomi ranks 209 out of 2,662. Before him are Georges Prêtre, Joe Satriani, Nelson Freire, Pete Seeger, Jean-Marie Leclair, and Dinu Lipatti. After him are Dolores O'Riordan, Snoop Dogg, Lenny Kravitz, Bill Haley, Dr. Alban, and Pete Townshend.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Klaus Nomi ranks 74. Before him are David J. Wineland, Bernard Cornwell, Nelson Freire, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, and Günter Netzer. After him are Bernhard Schlink, Serge Haroche, Jeroen Krabbé, Thein Sein, Gérard Mourou, and Donna Haraway. Among people deceased in 1983, Klaus Nomi ranks 33. Before him are Muddy Waters, Haldan Keffer Hartline, Ulf von Euler, Robert Aldrich, Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, and Prince Charles, Count of Flanders. After him are Maurice Ronet, Luis Monti, Mercè Rodoreda, Alberto Ginastera, Georges Auric, and Georges Bidault.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Klaus Nomi ranks 1,007 out of 6,142. Before him are Erhard Heiden (1901), Günter Netzer (1944), Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp (1759), Wolfgang Overath (1943), Eugen Dühring (1833), and Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826). After him are Bernhard Schlink (1944), Johannes Valentinus Andreae (1586), Sophia of Prussia (1870), August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760), Natalia Alexeievna (1755), and Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1697).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Klaus Nomi ranks 10. Before him are Carlos Kleiber (1930), James Last (1929), Hans von Bülow (1830), Frank Farian (1941), Rudolf Schenker (1948), and Wilhelm Kempff (1895). After him are Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1784), Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller (1806), Michael Schenker (1955), André Previn (1929), Wilhelm Backhaus (1884), and Florian Schneider (1947).

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