1923 - 1977
Maria Callas (born Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano who was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini, and Rossini, and further to the works of Verdi and Puccini, and in her early career to the music dramas of Wagner. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maria Callas has received more than 5,765,841 page views. Her biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Callas is the 7th most popular singer (down from 6th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from United States (down from 48th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Singer.
Maria Callas was a Greek-American opera singer who is most famous for her bel canto technique.
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Among singers, Maria Callas ranks 7 out of 3,528. Before her are Elvis Presley, Édith Piaf, Aretha Franklin, Cher, Janis Joplin, and Luciano Pavarotti. After her are Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Charles Aznavour, Dalida, Tina Turner, Frank Sinatra, and David Bowie.
1935 - 1977
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 1
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 2
1942 - 2018
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 4
1943 - 1970
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 5
1935 - 2007
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 6
1923 - 1977
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 7
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 8
1924 - 2018
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 9
1933 - 1987
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 10
1939 - 2023
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 11
1915 - 1998
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 12
1947 - 2016
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 13
Among people born in 1923, Maria Callas ranks 2. Before her is Henry Kissinger. After her are Lee Kuan Yew, Shimon Peres, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Idi Amin, Wisława Szymborska, Heydar Aliyev, Charlton Heston, Marcel Marceau, Irma Grese, and Rocky Marciano. Among people deceased in 1977, Maria Callas ranks 3. Before her are Charlie Chaplin and Elvis Presley. After her are Vladimir Nabokov, Wernher von Braun, Anthony Eden, Roberto Rossellini, Ludwig Erhard, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Jacques Prévert, René Goscinny, and Aleksandr Vasilevsky.
1923 - 2023
HPI: 83.32
Rank: 1
1923 - 1977
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 2
1923 - 2015
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 3
1923 - 2016
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 4
1923 - 2005
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 5
1923 - 2003
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 6
1923 - 2012
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 7
1923 - 2003
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 8
1923 - 2008
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 9
1923 - 2007
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 10
1923 - 1945
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 11
1923 - 1969
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 12
1889 - 1977
HPI: 86.83
Rank: 1
1935 - 1977
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 2
1923 - 1977
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 3
1899 - 1977
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 4
1912 - 1977
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 5
1897 - 1977
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 6
1906 - 1977
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 7
1897 - 1977
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 8
1887 - 1977
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 9
1900 - 1977
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 10
1926 - 1977
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 11
1895 - 1977
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, Maria Callas ranks 57 out of 18,182. Before her are Marlon Brando (1924), Clint Eastwood (1930), Jack London (1876), Charles Manson (1934), John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928), and Louis Armstrong (1901). After her are Martin Luther King Jr. (1929), James Stewart (1908), George H. W. Bush (1924), Robert Frost (1874), Donald Trump (1946), and Toni Morrison (1931).
1924 - 2004
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 51
1930 - Present
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 52
1876 - 1916
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 53
1934 - 2017
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 54
1928 - 2015
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 55
1901 - 1971
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 56
1923 - 1977
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 57
1929 - 1968
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 58
1908 - 1997
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 59
1924 - 2018
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 60
1874 - 1963
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 61
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 62
1931 - 2019
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 63
Among singers born in United States, Maria Callas ranks 5. Before her are Elvis Presley (1935), Aretha Franklin (1942), Cher (1946), and Janis Joplin (1943). After her are Tina Turner (1939), Frank Sinatra (1915), Joan Baez (1941), Jim Morrison (1943), Barbra Streisand (1942), Tupac Shakur (1971), and Johnny Cash (1932).
1935 - 1977
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 1
1942 - 2018
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 2
1946 - Present
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 3
1943 - 1970
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 4
1923 - 1977
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 5
1939 - 2023
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 6
1915 - 1998
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 7
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 8
1943 - 1971
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 9
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 10
1971 - 1996
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 11
1932 - 2003
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 12