MUSICIAN

Laurindo Almeida

1917 - 1995

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Laurindo Jose de Araujo Almeida Nobrega Neto, popularly known as, Laurindo Almeida (September 2, 1917 – July 26, 1995) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He was one of the pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Grammy Awards for both classical and jazz performances. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laurindo Almeida has received more than 191,204 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Laurindo Almeida is the 1,169th most popular musician (up from 1,320th in 2019), the 461st most popular biography from Brazil (up from 504th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Brazilian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Laurindo Almeida ranks 1,169 out of 3,175. Before him are Mike Stern, Ole Beich, Jimmy Bain, Valery Afanassiev, Ian Stuart Donaldson, and Martin Barre. After him are Jorma Kaukonen, Terry Bozzio, Aurèle Nicolet, Renato Zero, Big Joe Turner, and Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Laurindo Almeida ranks 217. Before him are Jacqueline Auriol, Mikhail Devyataev, Lev Kerbel, Isuzu Yamada, Ernesto Alonso, and Miroslav Brozović. After him are Joshua Nkomo, Marion Donovan, Fritz Honegger, Desi Arnaz, Babiker Awadalla, and José Perácio. Among people deceased in 1995, Laurindo Almeida ranks 196. Before him are Karl Gruber, Ted Drake, Gérard de Vaucouleurs, Katherine DeMille, Hermínio de Brito, and V. J. Sukselainen. After him are Rick Aviles, Mary Wickes, Maksim Tank, Alexander Knox, István Bárány, and Severino Varela.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Laurindo Almeida ranks 461 out of 2,236. Before him are Oswaldo de Oliveira (1950), Hermínio de Brito (1914), José Lázaro Robles (1924), Ederson (1993), Vágner Love (1984), and Ricardo Rocha (1962). After him are Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923), Moacyr Scliar (1937), Sávio (1974), Castro Alves (1847), José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco (1845), and Nélida Piñon (1937).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Laurindo Almeida ranks 21. Before him are Luiz Bonfá (1922), Marcos Valle (1943), Dorival Caymmi (1914), Airto Moreira (1941), Ivan Lins (1945), and Eumir Deodato (1942). After him are Kiko Loureiro (1972), Pixinguinha (1897), Igor Cavalera (1970), Andreas Kisser (1968), Noel Rosa (1910), and Eliane Elias (1960).

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