BULLFIGHTER

Manolete

1917 - 1947

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Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez (4 July 1917 – 29 August 1947), known as Manolete, was a Spanish bullfighter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manolete has received more than 501,735 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Manolete is the most popular bullfighter, the 302nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 335th in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Bullfighter.

Manolete is most famous for being a bullfighter. He was killed in the ring in 1947.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BULLFIGHTERS

Among bullfighters, Manolete ranks 1 out of 2After him are Cristina Sánchez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Manolete ranks 48Before him are Leonid Hurwicz, Mel Ferrer, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia, Danielle Darrieux, Edward Norton Lorenz, and Jack Kirby. After him are Andrew Huxley, John Cornforth, Violeta Parra, Maurice Duverger, William Standish Knowles, and Leonora Carrington. Among people deceased in 1947, Manolete ranks 41Before him are Pierre Janet, Bugsy Siegel, Josephine Bakhita, Luigi Russolo, Hans Fallada, and Albert Marquet. After him are Herbert Backe, Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Karel Čurda, Pyotr Krasnov, and Franz Seldte.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Manolete ranks 302 out of 3,355Before him are Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851), Telmo Zarra (1921), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), Yolande of Aragon (1384), Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), and Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877). After him are Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (1729), Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (1029), Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908), Thérésa Tallien (1773), Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850), and Pedro Cea (1900).

Among BULLFIGHTERS In Spain

Among bullfighters born in Spain, Manolete ranks 1After him are Cristina Sánchez (1972).