MUSICIAN

Luiz Bonfá

1922 - 2001

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Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luiz Bonfá has received more than 317,865 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Luiz Bonfá is the 794th most popular musician (up from 885th in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 296th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Luiz Bonfá ranks 794 out of 3,175Before him are Allan Holdsworth, Stewart Copeland, Diana Krall, Julie Guicciardi, Pinchas Zukerman, and Krist Novoselic. After him are Noel Redding, Benny Benassi, Herbert Grönemeyer, Marky Ramone, Al Stewart, and Vanessa-Mae.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Luiz Bonfá ranks 203Before him are Stanley Schachter, George McGovern, Władysław Bartoszewski, Albert Lamorisse, Tetsurō Tamba, and Dorothy Dandridge. After him are Käbi Laretei, Gene Amdahl, Roy Salvadori, Jack Klugman, Corneille Guillaume Beverloo, and Stephen Kim Sou-hwan. Among people deceased in 2001, Luiz Bonfá ranks 129Before him are David Lewis, Aaliyah, Kathleen Freeman, Robert Enrico, Mike Mentzer, and Aldo Olivieri. After him are Ilie Verdeț, Dorothy McGuire, Adhemar da Silva, David Kipiani, Chuck Schuldiner, and R. K. Narayan.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Luiz Bonfá ranks 289 out of 2,236Before him are Edmílson (1976), Waldir Peres (1951), Maxwell (1981), Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (1965), Ademir da Guia (1942), and Flávio Costa (1906). After him are João Braz de Aviz (1947), Rubem Fonseca (1925), José de Alencar (1829), Alberto Cavalcanti (1897), Roberto Moreno (1959), and Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues (1892).

Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Luiz Bonfá ranks 15Before him are Toquinho (1946), Rita Lee (1947), Nelson Freire (1944), Hermeto Pascoal (1936), Zequinha de Abreu (1880), and Max Cavalera (1969). After him are Marcos Valle (1943), Dorival Caymmi (1914), Airto Moreira (1941), Ivan Lins (1945), Eumir Deodato (1942), and Laurindo Almeida (1917).