1890 - 1973
Lauritz Melchior (20 March 1890 – 18 March 1973) was a Danish-American opera singer. He was the preeminent Wagnerian heldentenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s and has come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type. Late in his career, Melchior appeared in movie musicals and on radio and television. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lauritz Melchior has received more than 194,157 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Lauritz Melchior is the 1,392nd most popular singer (down from 870th in 2019), the 488th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 365th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Danish Singer.
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Among singers, Lauritz Melchior ranks 1,392 out of 3,528. Before him are Charlotte Perrelli, Eric Stewart, Jason Derulo, Norman Greenbaum, Henri Dès, and Richard Hell. After him are Jenni Rivera, Larisa Dolina, Rita, Alma Cogan, Johnny Burnette, and Eagle-Eye Cherry.
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,386
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 1,387
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 1,388
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 1,389
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 1,390
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 1,391
1890 - 1973
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 1,392
1969 - 2012
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 1,393
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 1,394
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 1,395
1932 - 1966
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,396
1934 - 1964
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,397
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1,398
Among people born in 1890, Lauritz Melchior ranks 180. Before him are Hans Gál, Art Acord, Stratis Myrivilis, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Rainer von Fieandt, and Gopinath Bordoloi. After him are Klabund, Robert Ripley, Åge Lundström, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Per Nilsson. Among people deceased in 1973, Lauritz Melchior ranks 200. Before him are Grigore Moisil, Théo Lefèvre, Carlos Menditeguy, Conrad Aiken, Oliver Macdonald, and Memphis Minnie. After him are Åke Borg, Gösta Dunker, Betty Field, Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona, Michael Dunn, and Vladimír Syrovátka.
1890 - 1987
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 174
1890 - 1931
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 175
1890 - 1969
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 176
1890 - 1965
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 177
1890 - 1972
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 178
1890 - 1950
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 179
1890 - 1973
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 180
1890 - 1928
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 181
1890 - 1949
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 182
1890 - 1975
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 183
1890 - 1963
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 184
1890 - 1973
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 185
1890 - 1964
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 186
1906 - 1973
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 194
1914 - 1973
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 195
1914 - 1973
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 196
1889 - 1973
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 197
1904 - 1973
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 198
1897 - 1973
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 199
1890 - 1973
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 200
1901 - 1973
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 201
1905 - 1973
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 202
1913 - 1973
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 203
1904 - 1973
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 204
1934 - 1973
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 205
1908 - 1973
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 206
Among people born in Denmark, Lauritz Melchior ranks 488 out of 893. Before him are Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817), Tom Kristensen (1967), Daniel Agger (1984), Henry Petersen (1900), Hans Scherfig (1905), and Holger Juul Hansen (1924). After him are Ebbe Sand (1972), Dennis Rommedahl (1978), Villy Sørensen (1929), Lars Jørgen Madsen (1871), Caroline Wozniacki (1990), and Astrid Henning-Jensen (1914).
1817 - 1880
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 482
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 483
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 484
1900 - 1949
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 485
1905 - 1979
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 486
1924 - 2013
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 487
1890 - 1973
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 488
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 489
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 490
1929 - 2001
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 491
1871 - 1925
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 492
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 493
1914 - 2002
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 494
Among singers born in Denmark, Lauritz Melchior ranks 11. Before him are Birthe Wilke (1936), Raquel Rastenni (1915), Birgit Brüel (1927), Gustav Winckler (1925), Ulla Pia (1945), and Tommy Seebach (1949). After him are Dario Campeotto (1939), Ellen Winther (1933), Katy Bødtger (1932), Agnes Obel (1980), Emmelie de Forest (1993), and MØ (1988).
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 5
1915 - 1998
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 6
1927 - 1996
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 7
1925 - 1979
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 8
1945 - 2020
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 9
1949 - 2003
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 10
1890 - 1973
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 11
1939 - 2023
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 12
1933 - 2011
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 13
1932 - 2017
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 14
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 15
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 16
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 17