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Liberace

1919 - 1987

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Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer and actor. He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures and endorsements. At the height of his fame from the 1950s to 1970s, he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world with established concert residencies in Las Vegas and an international touring schedule. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liberace has received more than 10,203,350 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Liberace is the 369th most popular musician (down from 351st in 2019), the 2,060th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,967th in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Musician.

Liberace was most famous for his extravagant costumes and stage performances.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Liberace ranks 369 out of 3,175. Before him are Woody Guthrie, Armin van Buuren, Radu Lupu, Denny Laine, Andy Fletcher, and Ry Cooder. After him are Paul Wittgenstein, Wayne Shorter, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Oliver Dragojević, Stig Anderson, and Jermaine Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Liberace ranks 74. Before him are José Villalonga, Maurice Herzog, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Kiichi Miyazawa, Pierre Soulages, and François Périer. After him are Christoph Probst, Joop den Uyl, George Wallace, Glafcos Clerides, Uta Hagen, and Peter Abrahams. Among people deceased in 1987, Liberace ranks 60. Before him are Seyni Kountché, Yakov Zeldovich, Gordon Gollob, Charan Singh, Federico Mompou, and Gretl Braun. After him are Abba Kovner, Joop den Uyl, Carlos José Castilho, Buddy Rich, Maxwell D. Taylor, and Gerhard Klopfer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Liberace ranks 2,060 out of 20,380. Before him are Warren Christopher (1925), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Reinhold Niebuhr (1892), James Bowie (1796), Marisa Tomei (1964), and Ashley Judd (1968). After him are Wayne Shorter (1933), Lin Shaye (1943), Robert F. Engle (1942), Ruth Gordon (1896), Linda Ronstadt (1946), and Daniel Stern (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Liberace ranks 107. Before him are Isaac Hayes (1942), David Crosby (1941), Alan Menken (1949), Robert Trujillo (1964), Woody Guthrie (1912), and Ry Cooder (1947). After him are Wayne Shorter (1933), Jermaine Jackson (1954), Ornette Coleman (1930), Tony Levin (1946), Buddy Rich (1917), and Dexter Gordon (1923).

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