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Leon Fleisher

1928 - 2020

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Leon Fleisher (July 23, 1928 – August 2, 2020) was an American classical pianist, conductor and pedagogue. He was one of the most renowned pianists and pedagogues in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leon Fleisher has received more than 340,466 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Leon Fleisher is the 1,109th most popular musician (down from 927th in 2019), the 5,421st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,546th in 2019) and the 380th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Leon Fleisher ranks 1,109 out of 3,175. Before him are Henry Cowell, Julius Klengel, Markos Vamvakaris, Hank Marvin, Hank Mobley, and Harry James. After him are Thad Jones, Yuki Kajiura, Vinnie Colaiuta, Kenny Burrell, Anthony Phillips, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Leon Fleisher ranks 345. Before him are Hushang Ebtehaj, Arthur Foulkes, Nora Nova, Dara Singh, Art Farmer, and Flóra Kádár. After him are António Ribeiro, Giacomo Biffi, Sergey Kapitsa, Elina Bystritskaya, Minas Avetisyan, and Károly Sándor. Among people deceased in 2020, Leon Fleisher ranks 328. Before him are Tony Allen, Guido Messina, Henri Richard, Paula Kelly, Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma, and Rajendra K. Pachauri. After him are Goyo Benito, Mirza Khazar, Luigi Simoni, Neda Arnerić, Oskar Fischer, and Sugathakumari.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leon Fleisher ranks 5,421 out of 20,380. Before him are James Buchanan Duke (1856), Ian Ziering (1964), Don Schollander (1946), Hank Mobley (1930), Susan Cabot (1927), and Harry James (1916). After him are Kyle Chandler (1965), Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906), Thad Jones (1923), Leslie Grossman (1971), William Cohen (1940), and Dixie Carter (1939).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Leon Fleisher ranks 380. Before him are Art Farmer (1928), Pat Martino (1944), Tom Hamilton (1951), Henry Cowell (1897), Hank Mobley (1930), and Harry James (1916). After him are Thad Jones (1923), Vinnie Colaiuta (1956), Kenny Burrell (1931), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Fletcher Henderson (1897), and Phil Woods (1931).

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