1921 - 2014
Ricardo Baliardo (7 August 1921 – 5 November 2014), better known as Manitas de Plata, was a flamenco guitarist of Spanish Gitano descent born in southern France. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manitas de Plata has received more than 127,395 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Manitas de Plata is the 430th most popular musician (down from 397th in 2019), the 2,012th most popular biography from France (down from 1,887th in 2019) and the 20th most popular French Musician.
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Among musicians, Manitas de Plata ranks 430 out of 2,675. Before him are Stevie Young, Marguerite Long, Theodor Leschetizky, Tommy Ramone, Nick Drake, and Carlos Puebla. After him are Joe Pass, Grace Slick, Donovan, Glenn Tipton, Franco Battiato, and Gerry Mulligan.
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 424
1874 - 1966
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 425
1830 - 1915
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 426
1949 - 2014
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 427
1948 - 1974
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 428
1917 - 1989
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 429
1921 - 2014
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 430
1929 - 1994
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 431
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 432
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 433
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 434
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 435
1927 - 1996
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 436
Among people born in 1921, Manitas de Plata ranks 112. Before him are Shin Kyuk-ho, Géza Anda, Maurice Richard, Betty Friedan, Jean Behra, and Giovanni Benelli. After him are Paddy Roy Bates, Ariel Ramírez, Alex Haley, Nobuo Matsunaga, James Whitmore, and César Baldaccini. Among people deceased in 2014, Manitas de Plata ranks 103. Before him are Johnny Winter, Riz Ortolani, Huber Matos, Richard Bull, Carlo Bergonzi, and Tommy Ramone. After him are Larry Scott, Ken Takakura, Malcolm Glazer, Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia, Sabah, and Mário Coluna.
1921 - 2020
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 106
1921 - 1976
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 107
1921 - 2000
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 108
1921 - 2006
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 109
1921 - 1959
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 110
1921 - 1982
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 111
1921 - 2014
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 112
1921 - 2012
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 113
1921 - 2010
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 114
1921 - 1992
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 115
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 116
1921 - 2009
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 117
1921 - 1998
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 118
1944 - 2014
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 97
1926 - 2014
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 98
1918 - 2014
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 99
1924 - 2014
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 100
1924 - 2014
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 101
1949 - 2014
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 102
1921 - 2014
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 103
1938 - 2014
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 104
1931 - 2014
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 105
1928 - 2014
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 106
1922 - 2014
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 107
1927 - 2014
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 108
1935 - 2014
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 109
Among people born in France, Manitas de Plata ranks 2,012 out of 5,234. Before him are Leslie Caron (1931), Tino Rossi (1907), Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers (1609), Auguste Charlois (1864), Ivo of Chartres (1040), and Nicolas Anelka (1979). After him are Louis-Sébastien Mercier (1740), Francis Veber (1937), Joseph Darnand (1897), Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942), Théodore Dubois (1837), and Alain Cuny (1908).
1931 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 2,006
1907 - 1983
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 2,007
1609 - 1631
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 2,008
1864 - 1910
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 2,009
1040 - 1115
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 2,010
1979 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 2,011
1921 - 2014
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 2,012
1740 - 1814
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 2,013
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 2,014
1897 - 1945
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 2,015
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 2,016
1837 - 1924
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 2,017
1908 - 1994
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 2,018
Among musicians born in France, Manitas de Plata ranks 20. Before him are Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665), Maurice André (1933), Jacques Dutronc (1943), Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922), Michel Polnareff (1944), and Marguerite Long (1874). After him are Yann Tiersen (1970), Jacques Loussier (1934), Walter Gieseking (1895), Ginette Neveu (1919), Michel Petrucciani (1962), and Pierre Rode (1774).
1665 - 1729
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 14
1933 - 2012
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 15
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 16
1922 - 2000
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 17
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 18
1874 - 1966
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 19
1921 - 2014
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 20
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 21
1934 - 2019
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 22
1895 - 1956
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 23
1919 - 1949
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 24
1962 - 1999
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 25
1774 - 1830
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 26